Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gather way

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: gath-er way
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To begin to move

Dated

verb

to move with increasing speed

Dated

verb

to get headway by sail or steam so as to answer the helm.

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Example Sentences

"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 astern"
"The ship tacked with the same admirable precision as before, and on gathering way was found to be looking well up for the entrance to the narrow channel."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

gathers way (present, singular) gathering way (participle, present) gathered way (participle, past) gathered way (past)

Questions

What does gather way mean?: To begin to move

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