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to bring people together in a large group in English:

1. herd herd


Can you go and herd the chickens into their coop for the night please?
She saw a herd of gazelles running through the savannah.
There was a herd of people at the zoo today.
The cowboys rounded up the herd of cattle.
The herd grazed peacefully in the pasture.
Sheepdogs are working dogs that herd sheep in a particular direction.
There’s a herd of cows in that field.
There is a herd of cows in the field by the motorway. Herd of cattle/deer/elephants.
Definition a herd of animals is a large group of them together. Typically, cows and elephants live in herds
herd instinct
The idea of the herd of elephants made the little prince laugh.
That does not, however, stop thousands of people from using drones for a plethora of purposes, including videography, sheep herding, product delivery and crop surveying.
Habit rules the unreflecting herd.