gather from

gather (something) from (someone or something)

1. Literally, to collect or take something from someone or something. Mom gathered our phones from us as part of our punishment. I bet he gathered those flowers from my garden.
2. To learn or deduce something from the information or clues given. A: "Ben's not doing well, I'm afraid." B: "Uh yeah, I gathered that much from his disheveled appearance."
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gather something from someone or something

to learn something from someone or something; to infer something from someone or someone's remarks. (The something is often a clause shifted to another position in the sentence.) I gather from your brother that you do not approve of her. We gathered that from your remarks.
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gather something from someone

to collect something from someone. I will gather the papers from Wally, and you go get those that Ted is working on. Would you gather the pictures from everyone? We have to leave now and take them with us.
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gather something from something

to collect something from something. Kristine gathered the honey from the beehives. I gathered my money from the cashier.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • gather (something) from (someone or something)
  • gather
  • gather to (oneself)
  • gather to oneself
  • (you've) got to get up pretty early in the morning to (do something)
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • (I) wouldn't (do something) if I were you
  • (have) got something going (with someone)
  • a crack at (someone or something)
  • a ghost at the feast
References in classic literature
And what most men believe now is that Macpherson did really gather from among the people of the Highlands many scraps of ancient poetry and tales, but that he added to them and put them together in such a way as to make them beautiful and touching.
English Literature For Boys And Girls
covering gas it has the right to gather from a specified, dedicated area within the Piceance Basin.
CVGG gathering system for Piceance Basin
The fact that officials, finance ministers, and central bankers gather from around the globe acts as a magnet for bankers which leads to valuable business opportunities particularly for emerging markets which would otherwise be difficult to replicate.
Should the annual IMF/ World Bank meetings be restructured? (A Symposium Of Views)