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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

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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Etymology

Origin of get-together

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

Example Sentences

How to conquer this: Get together and do it with a friend before a meal.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

Get together with other family members and make it a challenge to see who can make the cheapest, most delicious dish.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022

Get together early in the next session to come up with a plan to fund and implement this most-basic technological step forward.

From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2017

Get together with them regularly and discuss what you have been learning.

From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016

Get together from time to time for fellowship and to share your spiritual experience with real openness.

From The Calvary Road by Hession, Roy