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together
[ tuh-geth-er ]
adverb
- into or in one gathering, company, mass, place, or body:
to call the people together.
- into or in union, proximity, contact, or collision, as two or more things:
to sew things together.
- into or in relationship, association, business, or agreement, etc., as two or more persons:
to bring strangers together.
- taken or considered collectively or conjointly:
This one cost more than all the others together.
- (of a single thing) into or in a condition of unity, compactness, or coherence: The argument does not hold together well.
to squeeze a thing together;
The argument does not hold together well.
- at the same time; simultaneously:
You cannot have both together.
- without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly:
for days together.
- in cooperation; with united action; conjointly:
to undertake a task together.
- with mutual action; mutually; reciprocally: to multiply two numbers together.
to confer together;
to multiply two numbers together.
adjective
- Slang. mentally and emotionally stable and well organized:
a together person.
together
/ əˈɡɛðə /
adverb
- with cooperation and interchange between constituent elements, members, etc
we worked together
- in or into contact or union with each other
to stick papers together
- in or into one place or assembly; with each other
the people are gathered together
- at the same time
we left school together
- considered collectively or jointly
all our wages put together couldn't buy that car
- continuously
working for eight hours together
- closely, cohesively, or compactly united or held
water will hold the dough together
- mutually or reciprocally
to multiply 7 and 8 together
- informal.organized
to get things together
- together within addition to
adjective
- slang.self-possessed and well-organized; mentally and emotionally stable
she's a very together lady
Usage
Confusables Note
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of together1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with together , also see get one's act together ; get together ; go together ; hang together ; keep body and soul together ; knock together ; live together ; piece together ; pull oneself together ; pull together ; put our heads together ; put together ; put two and two together ; scare up (scrape together) ; stick together ; string together ; throw together .Example Sentences
"We must have peace. We have already made a lot of progress. People's lives are more prosperous and fulfilled. Now we must work together with the Americans for the future."
The office also said the two leaders had "agreed on the importance of Canada and the United States working together – as independent, sovereign nations – for their mutual betterment".
But the suspect later returned to the location on several occasions with additional people, and together they “committed hate crimes against the victim,” the release said.
Watching my mom cook and seeing how food brought people together — that planted the seed.
“The biggest mistake I made in my career,” Howard told Maher as the two were getting high together.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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