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together

Meaning in simple English

US /təˈɡɛðɚ/ · UK /təˈɡeðə/

together means: With each other in the same place or doing the same activity.

adverb

WITH EACH OTHERA1

With each other in the same place or doing the same activity.

  • We eat together every evening.
  • They lived together for several years.
  • Could we work together on this project?

How to use it: together with someone/something (She came together with her sister.)

Similar words: with each other

Opposites: apart, separately

Common phrases: live together, work together, together with someone, spend time together

IN ONE GROUPA2

Into one group, place, or complete thing.

  • Mix the ingredients together.
  • She glued the pieces together.
  • We gathered all the documents together before the meeting.

Similar words: in one place

Opposites: apart, separately

Common phrases: put together, join together, mix together, gather together

adjective

WELL ORGANIZEDC1

Able to manage your life calmly and keep your thoughts and plans organized.

  • She seems very together.
  • He's a together person who handles problems calmly.
  • You look much more together than you did last week.

Similar words: organized, composed, in control

Opposites: disorganized

Common phrases: a together person, so together, seem together

preposition

CLOSE BYA1

Close to each other or in the same place or group.

  • Keep these books together.
  • The children sat together near the window.
  • We placed the matching cups together on one shelf.

Common phrases: keep together, sit together, place something together

ASSEMBLE OR ORGANIZEA2

Used when combining parts to make something or arranging something such as a meeting.

  • We put together a small team.
  • She put the model together in an hour.
  • Can you put together a meeting for Friday?

Common phrases: put together something, piece together something, bring together something

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