together

American  

[tuh-geth-er] / təˈgɛð ər /

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.

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adjective

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

   a together person.

together British  

/ 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. in addition to

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adjective

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

   she's a very together lady

together Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing together

• 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

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Commonly Confused

See altogether.

Etymology

Origin of together

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

Example Sentences

"What is the best? Diego is the only person who knows that. Maybe his tenure is coming to an end at some point but Simeone and Atleti still have beautiful moments to experience together."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

While GM, Ford and Chrysler together once overwhelmingly dominated American sales, they are now heavily eclipsed by foreign automakers, including ones that make cars in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

We parent as a team who spends holidays together and we will head to Coachella soon to complain about the bus lines amid total exhaustion yet again.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

My partner and I are in our early 30s, and we moved in together last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

He has no idea that when we swim together, I ease up on the clock.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Related Words

• closely
• collectively
• in tandem
• jointly
• simultaneously