"begather" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: begathers [present, singular, third-person], begathering [participle, present], begathered [participle, past], begathered [past]
Etymology: From be- + gather. Cognate with Middle Dutch begaderen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|gather}} be- + gather, {{cog|dum|begaderen}} Middle Dutch begaderen Head templates: {{en-verb}} begather (third-person singular simple present begathers, present participle begathering, simple past and past participle begathered)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To gather about; gather round; assemble. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: collect, forgather, assemble

Inflected forms

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