together

[ tuh-geth-er ]

adverb

1. into or in one gathering, company, mass, place, or body:

   to call the people together.

2. into or in union, proximity, contact, or collision, as two or more things:

   to sew things together.

3. into or in relationship, association, business, or agreement, etc., as two or more persons:

   to bring strangers together.

4. taken or considered collectively or conjointly:

   This one cost more than all the others together.

5. (of a single thing) into or in a condition of unity, compactness, or coherence: The argument does not hold together well.

   to squeeze a thing together;

   The argument does not hold together well.

6. at the same time; simultaneously:

   You cannot have both together.

7. without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly:

   for days together.

8. in cooperation; with united action; conjointly:

   to undertake a task together.

9. with mutual action; mutually; reciprocally: to multiply two numbers together.

   to confer together;

   to multiply two numbers together.

adjective

1. Slang. mentally and emotionally stable and well organized:

   a together person.

together

/ təˈɡɛðə /

adverb

1. with cooperation and interchange between constituent elements, members, etc

   we worked together

2. in or into contact or union with each other

   to stick papers together

3. in or into one place or assembly; with each other

   the people are gathered together

4. at the same time

   we left school together

5. considered collectively or jointly

   all our wages put together couldn't buy that car

6. continuously

   working for eight hours together

7. closely, cohesively, or compactly united or held

   water will hold the dough together

8. mutually or reciprocally

   to multiply 7 and 8 together

9. informal.
   organized

   to get things together

10. together with
    in addition to

adjective

1. slang.
   self-possessed and well-organized; mentally and emotionally stable

   she's a very together lady

Usage

See plus

Confusables Note

See altogether.

Word History and Origins

Origin of together¹

First recorded before 900; late Middle English, variant of earlier togedere, togadere, Old English tōgædere; cognate with Old Frisian togadera; to, gather

Word History and Origins

Origin of together¹

Old English tōgædre; related to Old Frisian togadera, Middle High German gater; see gather

Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with together , also see get one's act together ; get together ; go together ; hang together ; keep body and soul together ; knock together ; live together ; piece together ; pull oneself together ; pull together ; put our heads together ; put together ; put two and two together ; scare up (scrape together) ; stick together ; string together ; throw together .

Example Sentences

As soon as this attack [happened], Paris citizens came together to show were are not afraid, we are Charlie Hebdo.

From The Daily Beast

Everybody is trapped in an elevator together and tempers run a little hot.

From The Daily Beast

Together, the teams are working 24 hours a day for a product that promises much higher risk than it does profit.

From The Daily Beast

I liked it because it was like my life coming back together.

From The Daily Beast

Inside the guild, men in caps and long gowns sit in twos, weaving together in small rooms.

From The Daily Beast

Squinty could look out, but the slats were as close together as those in a chicken coop, and the little pig could not get out.

From Project Gutenberg

And that was that if he and his wife were to ever live together again and be happy, the family were to be kept out of it.

From Project Gutenberg

On the upper part of the stem the whorls are very close together, but they are more widely separated at the lower portion.

From Project Gutenberg

Adequate conception of the extent, the variety, the excellence of the works of Art here heaped together is impossible.

From Project Gutenberg

There were two battalions, together about a thousand men; and they brought a field-piece with them.

From Project Gutenberg