Meaning: The squirrels were collecting nuts to store for the winter months when food is scarce.
Choice of Words: gathered: brought together; nuts: hard-shelled fruits; winter: the cold season.
Alternative Expressions
The squirrels gathered nuts for winter.
Meaning: This means that the squirrels collected nuts to have enough food during the winter when it's cold and there isn't much food available.
Choice of Words:The squirrels are small, furry animals that live in trees. Gathered is a verb that means to collect or bring together. Nuts are a type of food that grows on trees. Winter is the coldest season of the year. When you put them together, "The squirrels gathered nuts for winter" means that the squirrels collected nuts to prepare for the winter season.
We gathered nuts for winter.
Meaning: This means that the speaker and one or more other people collected nuts to have enough food during the winter when it's cold and there isn't much food available.
Choice of Words:We is a pronoun that refers to the speaker and one or more other people. Gathered is a verb that means to collect or bring together. Nuts are a type of food that grows on trees. Winter is the coldest season of the year. When you put them together, "We gathered nuts for winter" means that the speaker and one or more other people collected nuts to prepare for the winter season.