together

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to·geth·er | \ tə-ˈge-t͟hər

Definition of together

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : 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

2a : in or into contact, connection, collision, or union mix these ingredients together

b : in or into association or relationship colors that go well together

3a : at one time : simultaneously events that happened together

b : in succession was depressed for days together

4a : 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

5a : with each other —used as an intensive after certain verbs join togetheradd 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

together

adjective

Definition of together (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : appropriately prepared, organized, or balanced

2 : composed in mind or manner : self-possessed

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Examples of together in a Sentence

Adverb They went to the party together. They have been living together for eight years. We enjoy spending time together. The old friends were together again after many long years apart. The partners have been in business together since 1971. They gathered together to celebrate. The presentation binds together several concepts. The old fence was held together by chicken wire. two sticks of dynamite bound together by tape She got back together with her old boyfriend. Adjective He's a very together person. she's one of the most together people I know

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb Despite calling it quits after teaming up for Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Glover and Waller-Bridge have worked together in the past, starring as Lando Calrissian and L3-37 respectively in 2018's Solo: A Star Wars Story. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 7 Sep. 2021 The Times reported that the players removed their contact tracing devices and put them in the four corners of the quarterback meeting room, but then sat together to watch film. — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2021 Mix together the black pepper and ground fennel seeds in a bowl. — Josh Niland, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2021 As one of seven FBS independents, the Cougars cobble together their own 12-game regular-season schedule. — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Sep. 2021 Taken together, these are among the most significant reforms to our military in decades. — CBS News, 7 Sep. 2021 Videos and photos of Lamboy and Carlson Stroud together date back at least 6 years. — Virginia Pelley, Marie Claire, 7 Sep. 2021 The experiments illustrate how seemingly unrelated brain centers—for vision, touch and disgust—may interact in a dynamic fashion to weave together perceptual reality. — Baland Jalal, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2021 Three other contenders are bunched together in the tight race for second place, which has led to some fireworks in recent days, after what had been a largely civil campaign. — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective The family has started spending more time in their backyard garden to relieve stress, and Klopp has used all the together time to teach her children how to be a little more responsible for their own belongings and space. — Julia Pelly, Time, 2 Mar. 2021 That’s what the movie is kinda about — the women are the stronger, more together characters. — Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2019 Bailey’s family has demanded that an independent prosecutor be appointed to review the shooting, Family attorneys argue that the police department, sheriff’s office and district attorney’s office work too closely together to be objective. — Kathleen Foody, The Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2019 Representatives at these hearings often showboat, but the Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee worked surprisingly well together Wednesday morning. — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, 24 July 2019 The Spartans and Nitros have been busy throughout the summer putting together lineup combinations that will hopefully have them in line to contend for league titles next season. — Charles Rich, latimes.com, 11 July 2018 Spend some together time on the computer (or tablet or smartphone) to help establish this is not just a solitary activity. — Alan Kazdin, Time, 30 Apr. 2018 These patterns appear most often in club soccer, in which the players are together year-round and have the time to work on perfecting their timing and understanding of each other’s tendencies. — Grant Wahl, SI.com, 3 May 2018 The getting-back-together prospect might have meant a lot 12 years ago, but surely now Dave can handle more nuance. — Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 22 Jan. 2018

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