Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Gathering"

A: Getting faster

A: She sits up straight and composes herself (or calms herself down)

A: it is a meeting of a group of adults

A: it means to bring together what was once apart. It generally refers to more than two.

A: i don't understand this sentence ether... unless they are getting ready to gather a bunch of sticks or something, and they haven't gotten ready for that. ^^

A: Gathering can be a noun and a verb so here are examples with both versions:

Noun:

"There is a gathering for the school teachers so we don't have class after lunch."
"This Sunday, there will be a family gathering so I'll get to see my cousins"

Verb:

"What are you doing right now?"
"I am gathering strawberries in my garden"
Another example:
"I am gathering opinions from students for my research paper".

Hope this helps!

A: The sea gulls are gathering at the pier.
I'm gathering the courage to give a speech in front of 2,000 people.
She was gathering her skirt so it wouldn't get dirty.
There was a large gathering at church today.

A: "gathering" is a coming together of people in a group for a particular purpose, "assembly" is also a group of people , but they meet regularly and in a special building.

A: These words can have many meanings. I will assume you are talking about a situation where people come together in a group.

Meeting is most often used in a business context.
Gathering is most often used in a social context.

We are having a meeting at the office to discuss our sales strategy.
We are having a gathering at my house this weekend to celebrate our anniversary.

A: A "gathering" sounds like a social thing -- like a church group, or a group of friends or a family.

A "meeting" sounds like business -- like a committee, or something at work.

A: a musical gathering is a musical event regarding musicians or singers.A musical performance is a performance regarding musicians and singers. Very similar if you think about it but are used in different contexts.

A: Gathering can be a party, reunion or group sharing. Gathering means to join together. Meeting is to gather for a discussion. That's it I think

A: Did you know we are having a small gathering on the beach this week? Join us and have a fun time with your peers!

A: Gathering.

A: 모임 해산 “canceled meeting” (I think)
“The meeting was canceled”

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A: I had a gathering on Friday evening. As savory meat was served, we cooked it over a gas grill until it was charred. Then, we feasted together. I was in a great mood.

"Beer lubricated my tongue" sounds strange. What are you trying to say? You can type it in Chinese.

The phrase "pitch in" is used to describe something positive, such as helping someone.
Example: Let's all pitch in to help her!

A: *Gatherings is more than one meeting with friends
*Gathering is only one meeting with friends

Correction: Where can we go for our gathering? (OR) Where can we hang out? (more casual)

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A: instead you could say: I'm afraid to say this, but we've decided to push off the gathering on the 23rd because of the typhoons that is coming soon."

A: I am going to have a gathering with my colleagues in a bar near my office on Tuesday and have a dinner with my wife downtown on Saturday.

(We don't really say downtown and uptown in the UK. I would probably just say "in town".)