Gather
Gather verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.
Usage example: I gather that, since you are back so early, she didn't want to see you?
Think is a synonym for gather in assume topic. In some cases you can use "Think" instead a verb "Gather", when it comes to topics like infer, understand.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| people | gather people | think people |
Both words in one sentence
- Tarantulas exploited this to gather test subjects by making Roadbuster think that "Mortilus" wanted him to sacrifice his cadets to an altar in the wilderness.
- After some time they might gather the courage to enter an area they think you're in.
Source: Enemy Chatter - Minkus realizes that since he acted on emotion, he had to think intellectually hence his plan to gather evidence on the abuse.
Source: Fanfic / The Minkiad
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