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to·geth·er [ tə géər ] CORE MEANING: an adverb indicating that people are with one another, or that something is done with another person or other people, or by joint effort

My brother and I always walked to school together.

Definition:

1. adverb with others: in company with others in a group or in a place

We only come together on family occasions.

2. adverb interacting with one another: interacting, communicating, or in a relationship with one another

They get on well together.

3. adverb by joint effort: cooperating with one another or by joint or combined effort

Let's work together on this one.

4. adverb into contact: indicates that two or more things are put into contact with one another, or unite to form a single whole

The garment had been sewn together roughly.

5. adverb collectively: considered collectively or as a whole

Taken together, these developments add up to a significant change in policy.

6. adverb in integrated coherent structure: in or into a unified structure or a coherent integrated whole

If you understand how something is put together, you will use it better.

7. adverb into orderly condition or state: into an orderly condition or a stable and effective emotional state ( informal )

"I'm just trying to get my life together," he said quietly.

8. adverb in agreement: in or into agreement or harmony

They can't seem to get together on anything.

9. adverb simultaneously: at the same time

They both answered together.

10. adverb uninterruptedly: without interruption

It has been raining four days together.

11. adverb in couple: indicates that two people are married, having a sexual relationship, or form an established and recognized couple ( informal )

got back together again after a trial separation

12. adjective stable and self-confident: emotionally stable, self-confident, and well-organized ( informal )

She's a very together person.

[ Old English tōgædere< to "to" + Germanic, "joined together"]

together with as well as or in addition to

Word Usage


	When together with forms an addition to the grammatical subject of a verb, the verb agrees with the grammatical subject. In the following sentence the grammatical subject is remark: This remark, together with earlier comments of the same kind, was not well received.