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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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Still, most of us aren’t expected to shell out thousands to go to a get-together we know we’ll hate.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026

Will the Sussexes be invited to the royal Christmas get-together at Sandringham?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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

Even so, Riley was hanging out with Jam and Reid just last night, he says, in a little get-together at Jimmy Iovine’s place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

The guidance counselor dreamed up the contract after our cozy get-together in the principal’s office.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

"We are usually in four different corners of the earth, so it's hard to get together," he says, adding that their support since his return to Draco has been "fantastic".

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

They told me Paul Baker and Issa break up, but I don’t think they ever said Anton and Paul Baker get together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

“When six alpha females get together there’s bound to be drama, but we never go to bed angry,” says Rachel Castaldi, a part-time preschool teacher in Princeton, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Maybe when Tommy and Gino get together on the front line they can feed off each other.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor

There are also references to other planned get-togethers between 2012 and 2014, including island visits, meals and meetings at SpaceX—though it couldn’t be learned whether they actually happened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 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

She would stop by his flat to chat; they’d go to underground get-togethers, go dancing at the nightclub with the rotating dance floor.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah