get-together

[ get-tuh-geth-er ]

noun

1. an informal and usually small social gathering.
2. a meeting or conference.

get-together

noun

1. informal.
   a small informal meeting or social gathering

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. get it together 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of get-together¹

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

Example Sentences

I got together with a friend of mine, and we’re working on a pilot for a comedy series.

From Los Angeles Times

You could say Lynch, Rita Marley and those expectations got together and felt all right in “Bob Marley: One Love.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I just feel like we’ve just been connecting more. We’ve had more time at practice to get together and work on timing and everything. I feel like it all got put together.”

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re not an official organization. This is just a grassroots group of people getting together to walk.”

From Los Angeles Times

The "lads" first met at Prince Henry's School in Evesham in 1953 and when they left in 1960 they got together for a farewell pint, but did not want to say goodbye.

From BBC