congregate

Definitions

con- (together) + greg (flock) + -ate (verb) = 'drive into one flock.' To congregate is to come together into a single mass, the way sheep bunch up. People congregate in squares; crowds congregate around an event.

Common Collocations

• 1.congregate in在……聚集
• 2.congregate around围着……聚集
• 3.people congregate人们聚集

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Protesters began to congregate in the main square at noon.

• 2.

  Birds congregate on the wires every evening before dusk.

• 3.

  Students tend to congregate near the cafeteria between classes.

Easily Confused

congregate vs segregate — Same root (greg, flock), opposite prefixes. con- (together) makes congregate = gather into one group; se- (apart) makes segregate = drive groups apart. If you can pair them as opposites, you'll never forget either.