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

Phrase

Chandrasekaran and Raman broke up in college, but the pair got together again after graduation and married in 2010. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Despite correspondences with Cyrus’s team, the pair wasn’t able to get together Friday night. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Noun

My brother’s wife has ruined each and every get-together by having constant fights with her little boy about eating. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Jessica will be hosting a small get-together at her house on Friday. — Jennifer Kim, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Phrase

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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