get-together

American  

[get-tuh-geth-er] / ˈgɛt təˌgɛð ər /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of get-together

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

Example Sentences

Mary Ann wasn’t interested in the job but agreed to host a get-together at her home and introduce Cummins to two teachers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

The get-together at the seat of the British royal family came just over a year after Epstein finished serving a 13-month-long sentence for his crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

CES, short for the Consumer Electronics Show, an annual tech get-together in Las Vegas, appeared to catalyze those moves as it spotlighted AI-trained self-driving cars.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Copetas did say this, about the aftermath of that get-together: “After I went back to sit down, Hunter looked at me and said, ‘Jesus Christ, Craig, we’re all going to be indicted now.’

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

Have a happy get-together with kinfolks and old friends.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns