get-together

[get-tuh-geth-er]

noun

1. an informal and usually small social gathering.

2. a meeting or conference.

get-together

noun

1. informal,  a small informal meeting or social gathering

verb

1. (tr) to gather or collect

2. (intr) (of people) to meet socially

3. (intr) to discuss, esp in order to reach an agreement

4. informal

   1. to achieve one's full potential, either generally as a person or in a particular field of activity

   2. to achieve a harmonious frame of mind

Word History and Origins

Origin of get-together¹

First recorded in 1910–15; noun use of verb phrase get together

Idioms and Phrases

Accumulate, gather, as in Go get all the firewood together : [c. 1400]

Come together, assemble, as in Let's get together next week . The variant get together with means “meet with someone,” as in I can't get together with them today but I'll have time next week . [Late 1600s]

Arrive at an agreement, as in The jury was unable to get together on a verdict .

. See under get one's act together .

Example Sentences

Willis' absence means there is not a specialist number eight among the 19 forwards included in this week's get-together.

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The attached patio is complete with a mural of a man floating in space, pipe in hand, and the coolers are still filled with chilled beers and sparkling waters from their most recent get-together.

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The next big family get-together for the royals is Christmas in Sandringham.

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It's useful for the SNP leadership to show those gathering in Aberdeen for the party's 91st annual get-together that their primary cause has not been forgotten.

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The event, which has been happening in one form or another since the early 1990s, features tours, lectures, themed get-togethers and a craft fair, celebrating both the famous homes and the everyday ones.

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