Collocations for gather - verb

quickly
about (BrE), around, round (esp. BrE), together

around, round (esp. BrE)
The boys gathered around the car.

for
They are all gathering for a major conference.

hastily, hurriedly, quickly
She hastily gathered all her belongings together.

carefully
together, up

quickly, rapidly
The movement for reform rapidly gathered momentum.

slowly

begin to, start to
As the weeks passed, Charlie began to gather strength.

continue to

Gather is used with these nouns as the subject:
army, cloud, crowd, demonstrator, fan, protester, spectator, tear, vulture

Gather is used with these nouns as the object:
army, bag, belongings, collection, composure, confidence, courage, crowd, data, dust, evidence, fact, feedback, following, harvest, herb, honey, information, intelligence, material, momentum, nerve, news, pace, pollen, rein, signature, speed, strength, supply, thought, wit, wood