get together

1 of 2

phrase

1

: to bring together : accumulate

2

: to come together : assemble, meet

often gets together with his friends after work

3

: to reach agreement

were unable to get together on the new contract

get-together

2 of 2

noun

get-to·​geth·​er ˈget-tə-ˌge-t͟hər 

: meeting

especially : an informal social gathering

Synonyms of get together

Noun

• meeting
• gathering

Examples of get together in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

Country star Miranda Lambert says her family served chili for holidays, parties, and get-togethers. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025

Have a get-together with the extended fam in the books for Christmas 2025? —Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025

For the get-together, both Travolta and Ella were bundled up, each wearing dark jackets and scarfs. —Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025

Ordering in can reduce the stress tied to the holiday family get-together and certainly reduce the dishes needing to be washed after the fall feast. —James Powel, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for get together

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

Kids Definition

get-together

noun

get-to·​geth·​er

ˈget-tə-ˌget͟h-ər

: meeting sense 2

especially : an informal social gathering