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assemble — to come together or bring together in a group

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to come together or bring together in a group

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsembəl/

Example Sentences

  • My dad spent three hours trying to assemble a simple bookshelf and ended up with extra screws.
  • The protesters assembled peacefully in the town square.
  • She can assemble a computer faster than most people can assemble a sandwich.

assemble

VERB

[/əˈsembəl/]

to come together or bring together in a group

Workers assemble the giant clock tower piece by piece on the town square.
💡 Concept

Workers assemble the giant clock tower piece by piece on the town square.

Though hands may tremble, the ensemble will assemble!
🎵 Rhyme

Though hands may tremble, the ensemble will assemble!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈsembəl/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈsembəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixas- (ad-)-
Rootsembl
Suffix--e

Origin

From Old French 'assembler', derived from Latin 'ad-' (to) and 'simul' (together), meaning to bring together or gather in a group.

Breakdown

ad- (to) + simul (together) + -le (verb suffix) = assemble

🎵Rhyme

trembleresembleensemble
tremble
resemble
ensemble

🔗Collocations

assemble furniture
assemble a team
assemble data
assemble quickly
assemble peacefully
assemble parts

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My dad spent three hours trying to assemble a simple bookshelf and ended up with extra screws.”

“The protesters assembled peacefully in the town square.”

😄 Fun example

“She can assemble a computer faster than most people can assemble a sandwich.”

“The board will assemble next Monday to discuss the budget.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

gathercollectconstructbuildcompile

Antonyms

dispersescatterdismantle

Related

assemblyensembleresembledissemble

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