assemble

/ə'sembl/
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assemble

The team will assemble in the conference room at ten o'clock.

Definition

  1. Verb (Transitive):

    • To bring together or gather into one place or group: To collect people or things, often for a specific purpose or meeting.
    • To fit together the parts of (something): To construct or put together a whole from its individual components.

  2. Verb (Intransitive):

    • To come together; to congregate: To meet or gather in one place.
Usage and Examples

  • Transitive Verb (to gather people/things):

    • The manager will assemble the team for an urgent meeting.
    • It took months to assemble the necessary evidence for the case.

  • Transitive Verb (to fit parts together):

    • The children learned to assemble the model airplane from the kit.
    • The furniture arrives flat-packed, and you have to assemble it yourself.

  • Intransitive Verb (to come together):

    • A crowd began to assemble outside the courthouse.
    • The students were asked to assemble in the auditorium at noon.
Advanced Usage

  • "To assemble oneself": To prepare and compose oneself, often mentally or emotionally.

    • She took a moment to assemble herself before giving the difficult news.

  • In a formal or legal context: Often used to describe the convening of a formal body.

    • The council is scheduled to assemble next Thursday to vote on the proposal.
Variants and Related Words

  • Assembly (n): 1. A group of people gathered together for a common purpose. 2. The action of gathering or fitting parts together.

    • The school held an assembly in the gym.
    • The car's final assembly takes place in this factory.

  • Assembler (n): 1. A person who assembles. 2. (Computing) A program that converts assembly language into machine code.

Synonyms
  • Gather: To bring together.
  • Convene: To call people together for a formal meeting.
  • Congregate: To come together into a crowd.
  • Construct: To build by putting parts together.
  • Put together: To assemble from components.
Antonyms
  • Disperse: To break up and scatter.
  • Dismantle: To take apart.
  • Disband: To break up an organized group.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Assemble" is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. The core meanings are typically expressed by the verb alone.)

Related Idioms
  • "Assemble the troops": (Figurative) To gather one's team, colleagues, or supporters, especially to prepare for action or address a problem.
    • We need a solution fast. It's time to assemble the troops for a brainstorming session.
assemble

The team will assemble in the conference room at ten o'clock.

Verb
  1. get people together
    • assemble your colleagues
    • get together all those who are interested in the project
    • gather the close family members
  2. collect in one place
    • We assembled in the church basement
    • Let's gather in the dining room
  3. create by putting components or members together
    • She pieced a quilt
    • He tacked together some verses
    • They set up a committee

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