No. 2,565 in Russian
собрались
"Собрались" means "gathered" or "assembled."
In a sentence
Мы собрались в парке, чтобы отпраздновать праздник.
We gathered in the park to celebrate the holiday.
In this sentence, 'собрались' is used in the sense of 'came together' or 'assembled' to indicate people meeting at a location.
Он сказал, что они собрались обсудить важную тему.
He said they gathered to discuss an important issue.
Here, 'собрались' conveys the idea of a group convening for a specific purpose, which is to discuss something.
Ты собралась отправиться в путешествие?
Did you get ready to go on a trip?
In this example, 'собралась' is used reflexively to mean 'prepared oneself' or 'got ready' for an activity, in this case, traveling.
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