Main Entry:

¹to·geth·er

Pronunciation:

\tə-ˈge-thər\

Function:

adverb

Etymology:

Middle English togedere, from Old English togædere, from tō to + gædere together; akin to Middle High German gater together, Old English gaderian to gather

Date:

before 12th century

1 a: in or into one place, mass, collection, or group <the men get together every Thursday for poker> b: in a body : as a group <students and faculty together presented the petition>2 a: in or into contact (as connection, collision, or union) <mix these ingredients together> b: in or into association or relationship <colors that go well together>3 a: at one time : simultaneously <events that happened together> b: in succession <was depressed for days together>4 a: by combined action : jointly <together we forced the door> b: in or into agreement or harmony <the soloist and the orchestra weren't quite together> c: in or into a unified or coherent structure or an integrated whole <can't even put a simple sentence together>5 a: with each other —used as an intensive after certain verbs <join together><add together> b: as a unit : in the aggregate <these arguments taken together make a convincing case> c: considered as a whole : counted or summed up <all together, there were 21 entries>

— to·geth·er·ness noun