Assembled

/əˈsɛmbəld/

verbBeginner📊CommonAction
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Definitions

1

To gather together; to fit together.

/əˈsɛmbəld/

verbneutralBeginner
Action

To bring together

The team assembled quickly after the whistle.

💡 Simply: To put things together.

More Examples

2

He assembled the furniture according to the instructions.

How It's Used

Manufacturing

"The workers assembled the car parts on the production line."

General

"She assembled her friends for a surprise party."

From Middle English *assemble, from Old French assembler, from *ad- + sembler 'to resemble, seem'.

The word has been used in similar contexts since the Middle Ages, often referring to military troops.

Memory tip

Think of assembling puzzle pieces.

Word Origin

LanguageOld French
Original meaning

"to resemble, seem"

Base: assemble
assembled evidenceassembled datacarefully assembled

Common misspellings

assempledasambleed

Usage

30%Spoken
70%Written