together
- into or in one gathering, company, mass, place, or body: to call the people together.
- into or in union, proximity, contact, or collision, as two or more things: to sew things together.
- into or in relationship, association, business, or agreement, etc., as two or more persons: to bring strangers together.
- taken or considered collectively or conjointly: This one cost more than all the others together.
- (of a single thing) into or in a condition of unity, compactness, or coherence: to squeeze a thing together; The argument does not hold together well.
- at the same time; simultaneously: You cannot have both together.
- without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly: for days together.
- in cooperation; with united action; conjointly: to undertake a task together.
- with mutual action; mutually; reciprocally: to confer together; to multiply two numbers together.
- Slang. mentally and emotionally stable and well organized: a together person.
Origin of together
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Related Words for together
simultaneously, jointly, closely, collectively, unitedly, calm, cool, stable, well-balanced, well-adjusted, well-organized, combined, commonly, mutually, unanimously, concurrently, coincidentally, concertedly, concomitantly, contemporaneouslyExamples from the Web for together
Contemporary Examples of together
Together, the teams are working 24 hours a day for a product that promises much higher risk than it does profit.
Together, they crossed over the International Bridges on foot into Juarez to conduct some business.
Everything turned around and we pulled it together, got our act together for the big ten.
They came out to support Putin that night together with about 50 more anti-Navalny activists.
They had three years together before Ziad left to do his compulsory military service, leaving on her birthday, April 4, 2001.
Historical Examples of together
But together with these many virtues, ancient man had one great failing.
Ancient ManHendrik Willem van Loon
I believe that a sperit has brought you and me together again.
All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden.
I know he's more devil than man when it comes to gun play, but we'll meet him together.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
My friends, together we can do this, and do it we must, so help me God.
together
- with cooperation and interchange between constituent elements, members, etcwe worked together
- in or into contact or union with each otherto stick papers together
- in or into one place or assembly; with each otherthe people are gathered together
- at the same timewe left school together
- considered collectively or jointlyall our wages put together couldn't buy that car
- continuouslyworking for eight hours together
- closely, cohesively, or compactly united or heldwater will hold the dough together
- mutually or reciprocallyto multiply 7 and 8 together
- informal organizedto get things together
- together with in addition to
- slang self-possessed and well-organized; mentally and emotionally stableshe's a very together lady
Word Origin for together
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Word Origin and History for together
Old English togædere, from to (see to) + gædere "together" (adv.), apparently a variant of the adverb geador "together," related to gadrian (see gather).
German cognate zusammen substitutes second element with Old High German verbal cognate of English same (Old English also had tosamne "together"). Adjective meaning "self-assured, free of emotional difficulties" is first recorded 1966.
Idioms and Phrases with together
together
In addition to the idiom beginning with together
- together with
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