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. get it together 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

Example Sentences

But while Yariv and Nakarin have had plenty of their friends over for dinner, this is no regular get-together.

From The Daily Beast

The brief get-together was brokered by French President Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

From The Daily Beast

Mutual friends encouraged a get-together, believing that the optics alone would be good for the country.

From The Daily Beast

The evening was part Wall Street get-together and part reunion for the Bush 2004 campaign team.

From The Daily Beast

To Weil, the meeting with Alpert had a very different feel than the get-together with Leary.

From The Daily Beast

In these days of get-together movements denominational leaders should think clearly with reference to "federated" churches.

From Project Gutenberg

After the party at the Fords, there was a get-together at the Mellers residence sometime before that weekend.

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Specifically, was there a get-together at your home the night after the party that you had on the 28th of December?

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Well, I asked him how could I reach them if I had to call off a455 get-together.

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The get-together movement will help religion, and it's going to happen surely.

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