to·geth·er
tə-ˈge-t͟hər 
1
a
: 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
2
a
: in or into contact, connection, collision, or union
mix these ingredients together
b
: in or into association or relationship
colors that go well together
3
a
: at one time : simultaneously
events that happened together
b
: in succession
was depressed for days together
4
a
: 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
5
a
: with each other
—used as an intensive after certain verbs
join together
add 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
to·geth·er·ness
plural -es
: the quality or state of being or belonging together or of forming related parts of a unified whole: such as
b
: apprehension or sense of unity (as in the outer world or in the psyche)
the psychology of togetherness
c
: association
the togetherness of things, which impressed the artists of the North—
G. C. Sillery
G. C. Sillery
d
: physical closeness : propinquity
the crowd … have nothing in common except togetherness—Howard Griffin
Howard Griffin
e
: feeling of community : the emotional bond in a group (as a social organization or a family) : solidarity, communion
a spontaneous … togetherness, as in invasions, floods, celebrations—Harold Rosenberg
Harold Rosenbergfelt a deep flowing sense of togetherness when we sang the Doxology—Lillian Smith
Lillian Smiththat's what a home is made of — togetherness—Edith Wharton
Edith WhartonExamples 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.
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Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
The puzzle-like slats holding the barrel together, called staves, are often used in his creations, incorporated into cocktail muddlers and cigar rests, not to mention a recent life-size buffalo made from the spent barrel pieces.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Some 43% of core banking systems and 95% of ATM transactions still run on COBOL, a program that predates the year the Beatles got together.
—Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Both actions suggest that the administration might attempt to cobble together a new vaccine advisory committee in the coming weeks or months, which could address the new flu and COVID vaccines, Dorit Reiss, a vaccine-law expert at UC Law San Francisco, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
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Adverb
In this final book in the trilogy, one creature, another, and yet another, all bound together, contribute to the meaning of what a shore is.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
The puzzle-like slats holding the barrel together, called staves, are often used in his creations, incorporated into cocktail muddlers and cigar rests, not to mention a recent life-size buffalo made from the spent barrel pieces.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Some 43% of core banking systems and 95% of ATM transactions still run on COBOL, a program that predates the year the Beatles got together.
—Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 7 June 2026
Both actions suggest that the administration might attempt to cobble together a new vaccine advisory committee in the coming weeks or months, which could address the new flu and COVID vaccines, Dorit Reiss, a vaccine-law expert at UC Law San Francisco, told me.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for together
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“Together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/together. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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