hold together

verb

held together; holding together; holds together

1

: to stay joined together or in one piece

The empire held together for many decades.

2

: to cause (something) to stay joined together or in one piece

The coach hopes to hold the team together for at least one more season.

The box was held together by a strong glue.

Examples of hold together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The spreadsheet that one person understands, saved on one laptop, holding together a process the whole company depends on. — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

And as the story drifts to Miami, London, New York, and back to Kingston again, it’s held together by James’ passion for the era’s pop culture and his characters’ will to survive in the face of hatred. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 Sep. 2026

These materials are everywhere, holding together packages, keeping labels on bottles, securing medical dressings, and positioning posters on many a bedroom wall. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026

Higher education is a bundle of unrelated things held together by custom, history, and accident. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for hold together

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