get-together

[ get-tuh-geth-er ]

/ ˈgɛt təˌgɛð ər /

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noun

an informal and usually small social gathering.

a meeting or conference.

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Origin of get-together

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

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How to use get-together in a sentence

But while Yariv and Nakarin have had plenty of their friends over for dinner, this is no regular get-together.
The Airbnb of Home-Cooked Meals|Itay Hod|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The brief get-together was brokered by French President Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
What the D-Day Veteran Told Obama at the 70th Anniversary Commemoration|Christopher Dickey|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mutual friends encouraged a get-together, believing that the optics alone would be good for the country.
Michael Steele Blasts GOP Enemies|Lloyd Grove|October 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The evening was part Wall Street get-together and part reunion for the Bush 2004 campaign team.
Gay Marriage’s Unlikely Hero|Samuel P. Jacobs|June 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST

To Weil, the meeting with Alpert had a very different feel than the get-together with Leary.
The Harvard Psychedelic Club|Don Lattin|January 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In these days of get-together movements denominational leaders should think clearly with reference to "federated" churches.
Church Cooperation in Community Life|Paul L. Vogt
After the party at the Fords, there was a get-together at the Mellers residence sometime before that weekend.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Specifically, was there a get-together at your home the night after the party that you had on the 28th of December?
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Well, I asked him how could I reach them if I had to call off a455 get-together.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The get-together movement will help religion, and it's going to happen surely.
Evening Round Up|William Crosbie Hunter

British Dictionary definitions for get-together

get-together

noun

informal a small informal meeting or social gathering

verb get together (adverb)

(tr) to gather or collect

(intr) (of people) to meet socially

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

get it together informal

to achieve one's full potential, either generally as a person or in a particular field of activity
to achieve a harmonious frame of mind

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Other Idioms and Phrases with get-together

get together

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.

get something or oneself together. See under get one's act together.

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