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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

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

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

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Seeing everyone crammed into his office for a howdy-host confab looks like the coolest family get-together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

“I’m having a little get-together at my house after the game on Friday. I was wondering if you’d like to come,” Erin said.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

“We just hope both governments can get together and get this resolved as soon as possible,” Swonger told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

“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

“I am going to suggest that Republicans and Democrats get together, and immediately craft Legislation to save the Movie, Television and Entertainment Business in America,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

“First, you must learn how to handle a brush. I would suggest that you all get together and paint someone’s house for a start.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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

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

She always seemed to be hugging him throughout our get-togethers.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee