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gathers way

gathers way is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gather way.

Meaning of gather way

Verb

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

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To begin to move
  2. (dated, idiomatic) to move with increasing speed
    • The boat beginning to gather way, too, I threw Sennit the end of a lower-studding-sail halyards, that were brought aft for the purpose, ordered his bowman to let go his hold of the tackle, and dropped the boat a safe towing distance astern1844, James Fenimore Cooper, Afloat and Ashore
  3. (dated, idiomatic) to get headway by sail or steam so as to answer the helm.

Questions about gathers way

What is gathers way the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gathers way is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gather way.

Words near gathers way in the dictionary

  1. gathers speed
  2. gathers steam
  3. gathers strength
  4. gathers up
  5. gathers up one's courage
  6. gathers way
  7. gatherum
  8. gathia
  9. gathias
  10. Gathic
  11. gathiya

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