Gather and Spare

Gather

Gather verb - To bring together in one body or place.

Spare and gather are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spare" instead a verb "Gather".

Nearby Words: gathering, gathered, gatherer

Spare

Spare verb - To use or give out in stingy amounts.

Gather and spare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gather" instead a verb "Spare".

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

Common collocations

people gather people spare people
men gather men spare men
crew gather crew spare crew
rest gather rest spare rest
Other words: resources, characters, everyone, friends, monsters.

Both words in one sentence

  • Webcomic / Gunnerkrigg Court When her classmates gather in their spare time, they recount stories of their own harrowing adventures exploring the Court.
  • Video Game / Dragon Age II Should you spare Anders, Sebastian declares that he will return to Starkhaven, gather an army and then raze Kirkwall to the ground.
  • If you spare Flowey, he pretends to have reformed and sends you on a Pacifist Run... so he can gather the monsters in one place and steal their souls as well, allowing him to turn into a super-powered version of his past incarnation, Asriel Dreemurr.
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