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μαζεύω
to gather, to collect /ma.ˈzev.o/
verbB1#1627 most common
Also: to pick (fruit, flowers), to tidy up, put away, to raise (money)
Example sentences
Μαζεύω τα παιχνίδια μου.
I'm picking up my toys.
Η μαμά μαζεύει τα ρούχα από το μπαλκόνι.
Mom is gathering the clothes from the balcony.
Το Σάββατο μαζέψαμε φρούτα από τον κήπο.
On Saturday we picked fruit from the garden.
Πρέπει να μαζέψουμε χρήματα για το ταξίδι.
We need to raise money for the trip.
Ο κόσμος μαζεύτηκε στην πλατεία για να διαμαρτυρηθεί.
People gathered in the square to protest.
Καθώς μεγάλωνε, είχε μαζέψει τόσες εμπειρίες που δύσκολα χωρούσαν σε ένα βιβλίο.
As he grew older, he had gathered so many experiences that they barely fit in one book.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | μαζεύω | μάζεψα | θα μαζέψω |
| 2sg | μαζεύεις | μάζεψες | θα μαζέψεις |
| 3sg | μαζεύει | μάζεψε | θα μαζέψει |
| 1pl | μαζεύουμε | μαζέψαμε | θα μαζέψουμε |
| 2pl | μαζεύετε | μαζέψατε | θα μαζέψετε |
| 3pl | μαζεύουν | μάζεψαν | θα μαζέψουν |
Word family
μάζεμαgathering, collecting
μαζεμένοςgathered, collected; also composed, restrained
μαζεύομαιto gather (of people); to shrink back, to settle down
συμμαζεύωto tidy up, to bring under control
μάζαmass, dough, the masses
Etymology
Μαζεύω comes from μάζα, the Ancient Greek word for a lump or mass, most often a mass of kneaded barley dough. The verb-forming suffix -εύω turned the noun into an action: to bring things into one mass. Over time the sense widened from kneading into a lump to gathering scattered things together, and later to collecting, picking, or tidying up in general.
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