get-together

noun

get-to·​geth·​er ˈget-tə-ˌge-t͟hər How to pronounce get-together (audio)
: meeting
especially : an informal social gathering

Examples of get-together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Easter is Sunday, March 31, this year, which means egg hunts, Easter Bunny sightings, fancy outfits and family get-togethers are around the corner. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2024 Something special goes away While compartmentalizing was the operative word for Pac-12 coaches in their final group get-together before the conference splits four ways, a reflective, almost melancholy mood, could not be avoided given what is being lost in women’s basketball. Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024 That follows the 2023 get-together taking place at the Le Meridien Delfina in Santa Monica after AFM left its longtime headquarters at The Loews, the iconic beachside hotel. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024 Quality time is your favorite bonding experience—so try surprising your pals with an impromptu get-together. Essence, 4 Mar. 2024 Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt took us back to 2006 with their glamorous Devil Wears Prada reunion at the top of the show, and the get-togethers kept on coming throughout the night. Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024 The Modern Family get-together wasn't the only major reunion of a group of beloved cast members on Saturday. and Clark Collis, EW.com, 24 Feb. 2024 The serial entrepreneur officially launched Create & Cultivate in 2015 after years of hosting informal get-togethers with female founders hoping to grow their brands. Alex York, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 In July 2013, 27-year-old Samara Banks, her four sons and her sister were walking home from a family get-together on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia. Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of get-together was in 1898

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“Get-together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get-together. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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get-together

noun
get-to·​geth·​er
ˈget-tə-ˌget͟h-ər
: meeting sense 2
especially : an informal social gathering

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