assemble
/əˈsɛmbəl/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To build or put something together by joining its separate parts.
He spent all afternoon trying to assemble the new bookshelf in the study.
Can these components be easily assembled without any specialized tools?
To come together in one place as a group, or to bring people together.
The staff assembled in the main conference room for an urgent briefing.
The teacher assembled the students in the gym for a fire drill.
How it's used
When this means “build something from parts”
- assemble the furniture
“assembled it.”
She assembled the desk in under an hour.
When this means “gather in a place”
- assemble in the hall
“assembled there.”
Hundreds of visitors assembled in the lobby.
Collocations
- assemble a team
- fully assembled
- easy to assemble