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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

The hourlong get-together with Charles—who is receiving treatment for cancer—and his son and grandchildren was treated as a small but symbolic first step in a royal reconciliation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Even so, Riley was hanging out with Jam and Reid just last night, he says, in a little get-together at Jimmy Iovine’s place.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

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

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

“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

They all left vowing to get together again soon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Eventually he would like to do events on it and use it as a mobile space "for people to get together and have a bit of craic".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

"I didn't get together with him because he was a footballer so I never considered the footballer life - that he might just have to move at the last minute," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

“If you two can get together on this,” Riddick told them in his best basso profundo, "it would change this community forever."

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Especially for the loving family of this young woman, for whom, even many years from now, a touch of heartache will hang over their holidays and family get-togethers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

Somehow, though, Alex and I had never met at the Friendsgivings or birthday get-togethers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

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

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2025

The get-togethers were arranged by the party, and most of the guests were party members.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela