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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

But there were no pictures from this secretive get-together and the private moment at Highgrove hasn't really shifted the narrative on what proved a difficult week for the visitors from California.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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

The great get-together symbol is the cup of coffee.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

“When they all get together it’s basically a sewing circle where they all talk to each other: ‘Hey, I got this,’ ‘I’m getting this.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Party members, delighted to have a reason to get together, have taken part in those sessions, applauded and cheered in the hall; gone wild for Farage on stage.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

But, gratefully, when we get together to write Valerie Cherish and her world again, it’s somehow more exciting than daunting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

We didn’t have a real stadium, but we would go out and mow the pasture, and set up table for a big Sunday feast and get together afterward.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

Exceptions can include casual get-togethers with close friends or occasions when you’re expressly asked not to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

For years, neighbors would hold weekly get-togethers, at first on burned-out lots and later at housewarming parties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025

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

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025

But towards the end of summer, just before they fly back to the North Atlantic, where they pass the winter bobbing on stormy waves, they host a series of get-togethers.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson