English pronunciation · Words Starting with G
Gathered Pronunciation
Gathered is pronounced GA-dherd, IPA /ˈgæðɝd/.
GA-dherd
US /ˈgæðɝd/ · UK /ˈgæðəd/
Syllables: GA · dherd (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb (past tense and past participle of gather): Came together in one place, or collected things from several places.
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Gathered in a Sentence
- A crowd gathered outside the courthouse.
- She gathered the papers into one pile.
- We gathered that the meeting had been moved.
Common Mispronunciations of Gathered
Not GAY-dherd
Keep the a flat and short, as in gas. The spelling offers no silent e to lengthen it.
Not GA-dher-ed
The ed closes with a plain d, pressed straight onto the sound before it, so the word stays at two beats.
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