gather strength
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English[edit]
Verb[edit]
gather strength (third-person singular simple present gathers strength, present participle gathering strength, simple past and past participle gathered strength)
- To build up the motivation to do something difficult.
- To become more effective.
- The campaign's strategy is gathering strength.
Translations[edit]
to build up motivation
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Further reading[edit]
- “gather strength”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “gather momentum/strength”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “gather (up) strength/courage”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “gather your strength/courage/energy/wits” (US) / “gather your strength/courage/energy/wits” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.