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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

Charles and Camilla paid their respects at the 9/11 Memorial and met locals including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a get-together that came just hours after the couple were hosted by President Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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

If she had told me the real purpose of our get-together was to introduce me to another new student, I wouldn’t have gone.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

“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

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

“When six alpha females get together there’s bound to be drama, but we never go to bed angry,” says Rachel Castaldi, a part-time preschool teacher in Princeton, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

This is where teenagers from Gypsy, traveller and Roma communities get together every week.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

They keep saying they'll get together one weekend, but that Southern California is huge.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

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

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

Yes, groups for a group of individuals who tend to shy away from group get-togethers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

The event, which has been happening in one form or another since the early 1990s, features tours, lectures, themed get-togethers and a craft fair, celebrating both the famous homes and the everyday ones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 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