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gather speed

gather speed verb: synonym of pick up speed.

Verb

gather speed (third-person singular simple present gathers speed, present participle gathering speed, simple past and past participle gathered speed)

  1. Synonym of pick up speed.
    Synonyms:
    pick up speed

Synonyms of gather speed

Forms of gather speed

third-person singular presentgathers speed
present participlegathering speed
past participlegathered speed
pastgathered speed

Questions about gather speed

What does gather speed mean?
Gather speed means synonym of pick up speed.
What part of speech is gather speed?
Gather speed is a verb.
What is the past tense of gather speed?
The past tense of gather speed is gathered speed.

Words near gather speed in the dictionary

  1. gather one's wits
  2. gather oneself
  3. gather oneself together
  4. gather pace
  5. gather rosebuds
  6. gather speed
  7. gather steam
  8. gather strength
  9. gather up
  10. gather up one's courage
  11. gather way

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