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Hyphenation for “gather”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “gather”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "gather" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “gather” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „gather“ ⟶ „gath-er“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "gather"

gather >> /ˈɡæðər/

Definition: [verb] Come together; assemble or accumulate.
Example: a crowd gathered in the square

Synonyms of "gather"

congregate | convene | assemble | meet | collect | come together | get together | muster | rally | converge |

Definition: [verb] Bring together and take in from scattered places or sources.
Example: we have gathered the information

Synonyms of "gather"

collect | get together | put together | accumulate | amass | assemble | garner |

Definition: [verb] Develop a higher degree of.
Example: the green movement is gathering pace

Definition: [verb] Infer; understand.
Example: her clients were, I gathered, a prosperous group

Synonyms of "gather"

understand | be given to understand | believe | be led to believe | think | conclude | come to the conclusion | deduce | infer | draw the inference | assume | surmise | fancy |

Definition: [verb] Summon up (a mental or physical attribute such as one's thoughts or strength) for a purpose.
Example: he lay gathering his thoughts together

Synonyms of "gather"

summon | summon up | call together | bring together | assemble | convene | rally | round up |

Definition: [verb] Draw and hold together (fabric or a part of a garment) by running thread through it.
Example: the front is gathered at the waist

Synonyms of "gather"

pleat | shirr | pucker | tuck | fold | corrugate | ruffle | crimp | crease | scrunch up |

Definition: [noun] A part of a garment that is gathered or drawn in.
Example: This can be accomplished at side seams, the center back seam, gathers, pleats, darts or a combination of the above.