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We all gathered around to listen to the teacher.

to bring together things that are in different places Can you gather up all the books and papers?

to believe or understand something I gather that you know my sister.

gath • er • ing / ' gredarig / noun [ count ]

a time when people come together; a meeting a family gathering

There was a large gathering outside the stadium.

gauge1 / geid3 / noun [ count ]

an instrument that measures how much of something there is

Where is the gas gauge in this car?

gauge2 / geid3 / verb

(gaug • es,gaug • ing ,gauged)

to judge, calculate, or guess something

It was hard to gauge the mood of the audience.

gave

form of give

gay / gei / adjective

attracted to people of the same sex —SYNONYM homosexual

an old-fashioned word meaning happy and full of fun

gaze / geiz / verb ( gaz • es , gaz ing , gazed )

to look at someone or something for a long time She sat and gazed out of the window. He was gazing at her. ► gaze noun [ singular ]

GDP / d₃i di ' pi / abbreviation

( business ) the total value of all the goods and services produced by a country in one year. GDP is short for "gross domestic product."

Look at GNP . gear / gir / noun

[ count ] the parts in a car engine or a bicycle that control how fast the wheels turn around

You'll need to change gears to get up the hill in this car.

[ noncount ] special clothes or equipment that you need for a job or sport

camping gear

gear • shift / ' girfift / noun [ count ]

a stick that you use for changing gears ( 1 ) in a car or other vehicle

Look at the picture at steering wheel .

GED / |d3i i ' di / noun [ count ]

an official certificate that people who did not finish high school can get, after taking a special test. GED is short for "General Equivalency Diploma."

She dropped out of school when she was 16 but got her GED a few years later.

gee / d3i / exclamation

a word that you say to show surprise, pleasure, etc. Gee, what a great idea!

geek / gik / noun [ count ]

( informal )

a person who spends a lot of time on a particular interest and who is not popular or fashionable a computer geek

—SYNONYM nerd

geese

plural of goose

gel / d₃el / noun [ count, noncount ]

a thick substance that is between a liquid and a solid hair gel shower gel

gem / d₃em / noun [ count ]

a stone that is very valuable and can be made into jewelry —SYNONYM jewel

gen • deraw / ' d₃endar / n [ count, noncount ]

the fact of being male or female

( english language arts ) (in some languages) the division of nouns and some other words into masculine and feminine ; one of these types

gene / d3in / noun [ count ]

( biology ) one of the parts inside a cell that control what a living thing will be like. Genes are passed from parents to children

The color of your eyes is decided by your genes. — Look at genetic .

gen .er .al 1© / d3enaral / adjective

of, by, or for most people or things Is this parking lot for general use ?

not in detail

Can you give me a general idea of what the book is about?

in general

usually

I don't eat much meat in general.

gen • er • al2 / ' d3enaral / noun [ count ]

a very important officer in the army

gen • er • al • iZe / d3enralaiz / verb ( gen er - al - iz - es , gen - er al - iz - ing , gen - er - al - ized )

to form an opinion or make a statement using only a small amount of information

You can't generalize about American culture based on one trip to New York.

► gen • er • al • i • za • tion / ^enrala ' zeifn / noun

[ count, noncount ]