get-together

noun

get-to·​geth·​er ˈget-tə-ˌge-t͟hər 

: meeting

especially : an informal social gathering

Synonyms of get-together

• meeting
• gathering

Examples of get-together in a Sentence

promised to meet friends for lunch after that morning's get-together for sales reps

was invited to a neighborhood get-together in the neighbors' backyard

Recent Examples on the Web

If this year’s March and June get-togethers were learning exercises — including for the staff after Tuchel began work in January — the next two and the one starting today (Sunday) are all about creating an atmosphere the players and the English public can all buy into. —Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025

The get-together of English-speaking humans at an airport in Bilbao takes the episode to another level of comedy and philosophy. —Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025

In June, Goodman brokered a get-together with Loomer and Mace, who is now running for governor of South Carolina. —Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

The experience left me feeling sad and wondering if having a phone-free get-together is even possible anymore. —Melissa Willets, Parents, 1 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for get-together

• altogether
• aether
• gether
• heather
• leather
• nether
• tether
• weather
• wether
• whether
• together

Kids Definition

get-together

noun

get-to·​geth·​er

ˈget-tə-ˌget͟h-ər

: meeting sense 2

especially : an informal social gathering