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• get-together
  get-together

  noun

  an informal and usually small social gathering.
• get together
  get together

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

get-together

American  

[get-tuh-geth-er] / ˈgɛt təˌgɛð ər /

noun

get-togethers plural

1. an informal and usually small social gathering.

2. a meeting or conference.

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get-together British  

noun

1. informal a small informal meeting or social gathering

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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

get together Idioms  

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

2. 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]

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

4. . See under get one's act together .

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• get-togethers
  plural

Etymology

Origin of get-together

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

Example Sentences

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get-together get together get-togethers

This get-together is the first of several three-day training camps at England's Pennyhill Park training.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Charles and Camilla paid their respects at the 9/11 Memorial and met locals including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a get-together that came just hours after the couple were hosted by President Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

Guthrie was last seen on the evening of 31 January, when a family member dropped her off at her home following a get-together at her other daughter Annie Guthrie's house.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

That’s what Jones was telling me during our annual August get-together, when I would pick his brain on an array of topics about the upcoming season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026

Although some of the women knew each other, most did not meet until 1986, when Bernice "B" Steadman decided to hold a 25th anniversary get-together.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

"I just hope over time everyone can get together and get this team playing better cricket."

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

“Unusual Tuesday is definitely a church service in that we get together and hypnotize the musicians, get into a rhythm and all that stuff,” Rhodes says.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

As we headed toward baggage claim, he asked if I wanted to get together for coffee sometime.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

"When the drivers get together to play padel, everyone wants Carlos on their team," he says.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

Maybe one day One day, I feel certain, we’ll get together and remember and tell and speak many things.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

More than 50 years later, scattered around the country, they text almost daily and have annual get-togethers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

How can we approach the question of who pays for these family get-togethers going forward?

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025

They assemble for fun-looking get-togethers at their local bar and grill.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025

I refuse to play waitress during Mom’s get-togethers, but Til pour Louisa a drink anytime.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead