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- Dictionaryassemble/əˈsɛmbl/
verb
- 1. (of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose: "a crowd had assembled outside the gates" Similar Opposite
- 2. fit together the separate component parts of (a machine or other object): "my new machine is being assembled and my old one dismantled" Similar Opposite
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to bring or come together in a single group or place, or to put together the parts of something: [ I ] When the fire alarm rings, everyone is supposed to leave the building and assemble in the schoolyard. [ T ] Workers were earning $20 an hour assembling cars.
The meaning of ASSEMBLE is to bring together (as in a particular place or for a particular purpose). How to use assemble in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Assemble.
to come or bring together; collect or congregate. to fit or join together (the parts of something, such as a machine) to assemble the parts of a kit. to run (a computer program) that converts a set of symbolic data, usually in the form of specific single-step instructions, into machine language.
to bring or come together in a single group or place, or to put together the parts of something: [ I ] When the fire alarm rings, everyone is supposed to leave the building and assemble in the schoolyard. [ T ] Workers were earning $20 an hour assembling cars.
Definition of assemble verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To assemble means to bring together, as in people or parts. The volunteers assembled to assemble the bikes for the needy kids.
When people assemble or when someone assembles them, they come together in a group, usually for a particular purpose such as a meeting. There wasn't even a convenient place for students to assemble between classes.
assemble (somewhat formal) to fit together all the separate parts of something, such as a piece of furniture or a machine: The cupboard is easy to assemble. put something together to make or prepare something by fitting or collecting parts together: to put together a model plane
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English as‧sem‧ble /əˈsembəl/ AWL verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] if you assemble a large number of people or things, or if they assemble, they are gathered together in one place, often for a particular purpose A large crowd had assembled outside the American embassy.
To bring or call together into a group or whole. The bailiff assembled the jury. American Heritage. To gather into a group; collect. Webster's New World. To fit together the parts or pieces of. Assemble a machine; assemble data. American Heritage. To fit or put together the parts of (a machine, etc.) Webster's New World.
