put together
Idioms-
Build, assemble, create, as in We put together the new bookcase , or This writer can't put together a coherent sentence . [First half of 1500s]
-
Combine mentally, as in Once she put this and that together she knew exactly what had happened . [First half of 1600s] Also see put our heads together ; put two and two together .
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
All these things are just conversations and pieces and things being put together that create a character.
From Los Angeles Times
"He's not your textbook fighter that has come through an amateur system, where he has to put together the basics," he says.
From BBC
Palmer used his NFL connections to put together a top-notch group of assistant coaches.
From Los Angeles Times
Mahomes, who has twice been named the season's Most Valuable Player, was trying to put together a game-winning drive when he injured his left knee in a tackle with less than two minutes left.
From BBC
After a few bumps, he put together the best record of any hedge fund in history, and it isn’t even close.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.