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# congregating

verb (-ing form of congregate: congregate, congregates, congregated, congregating)

«congregating» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Congregating means gathering together in a group or crowd in one place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregating/#m1)
2. (church) People congregating in a church are coming together to worship; the group is a «congregation». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregating/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in science (animals congregating at a waterhole), in stories and in rules («No congregating in the corridor»). It tells the reader that many people or animals are coming together. Phrases: «congregating around», «congregating outside».

### Examples

- Birds were congregating on the telephone wires before flying south. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregating/#x1)
- Pupils were congregating near the school gates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregating/#x2)
- Penguins are congregating on the ice to keep warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregating/#x3)
- People were congregating outside the church for the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregating/#x4)
- Fans are congregating in the square before the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregating/#x5)
- Please stop congregating in the doorway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregating/#x6)

### Note

Base verb «congregate»; past «congregated». Noun «congregation» (the people in a church service, or a gathering). A formal word; everyday: «gathering», «crowding». Stress: CON-gre-gate.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «congregating» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregating/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«congregating» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/congregating.html) on Mova free.