sammeln /ˈzamḷn/
A
transitive or intransitive verb
1 collect; gather ‹honey, firewood, fig.: material, experiences, impressions, etc.›; gather, pick ‹berries, herbs, mushrooms, etc.›;
Kräfte sammeln summon up one's strength;
die gesammelten Werke Tolstois Tolstoy's collected works
2 (zusammenkommen lassen) gather ‹people› [together]; assemble ‹people›; cause ‹light rays› to converge
B sich sammeln
reflexive verb
1 (sich versammeln) gather [together]; ‹light rays› converge;
sich um jmdn./etw. sammeln gather round sb/sth
2 (sich konzentrieren) collect oneself; gather oneself together