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