together

[ tuh-geth-er ]

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.

adjective

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

   a together person.

together

/ 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. together with
    in addition to

adjective

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

   she's a very together lady

Usage

See plus

Confusables Note

See altogether.

Word History and Origins

Origin of together¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of together¹

Old English tōgædre; related to Old Frisian togadera, Middle High German gater; see gather

Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the idiom beginning with together , 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 .

Example Sentences

Antiplatelet drugs are medicines used to prevent strokes and stop platelets from clumping together.

From Science Daily

The pair had worked together on a 2006 musical production of “The Notebook” and she said Teal was “the kind of guy who could light up a room without trying.”

From Los Angeles Times

Looking back, Smith says, “we were really toxic together. It wasn’t a healthy situation.”

From Los Angeles Times

We also suggest that groups of countries could come together in sugar transition partnerships between producers and consumers that encourage a diversion of sugar away from peoples' diets to more beneficial uses.

From Salon

Rosbeli Flores-Bello, Ibarra's former roommate, testified that the two had travelled together from New York City, where they had been living in a migrant shelter, to Georgia in search of work.

From BBC