assembly
Translation
assembly, gathering, meeting, construction
Examples
The school holds a weekly assembly.
The school holds a weekly assembly.
The assembly of the new furniture took hours.
The assembly of the new furniture took hours.
The state assembly passed a new law.
The state assembly passed a new law.
Grammar Patterns
((an)) assembly ((of sb./sth.)) a group of people or things The school holds a weekly assembly.
((the)) assembly ((of sth.)) the process of putting parts together The assembly of the new furniture took hours.
Similar Words
Synonyms: gathering, meeting, congregation; Antonyms: disassembly, separation
Etymology
From Old French 'assembler' (to bring together), from Latin 'ad-' (to) + 'simul' (together).
Memory Tips
Think of 'assembling' people for a meeting or 'assembling' parts for a machine.