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to⋅geth⋅er

[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: 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 confer together; to multiply two numbers together.
–adjective
10. Slang. mentally and emotionally stable and well organized: a together person.

Origin:
bef. 900; late ME, var. of earlier togedere, togadere, OE tōgædere; c. OFris togadera. See to, gather


See altogether.
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to·geth·er   (tə-gěth'ər)   
adv.  
  1. In or into a single group, mass, or place: We gather together.

  2. In or into contact: The cars crashed together. She mixed the chemicals together.

    1. In association with or in relationship to one another; mutually or reciprocally: getting along together.

    2. By joint or cooperative effort: We ironed the entire load of clothes together.

  3. Regarded collectively; in total: She is worth more than all of us together. Considered together, the proposals made little sense.

  4. In or into a unified structure or arrangement: put the food processor together.

  5. Simultaneously: The bells rang out together.

  6. In harmony or accord: We stand together on this issue.

  7. Informal Into an effective, coherent condition: Get yourself together.

adj.   Slang
  1. Emotionally stable and effective in performance: She's really together.

  2. In tune with what is going on; hip.


[Middle English, from Old English tōgædere; see ghedh- in Indo-European roots.]
to·geth'er·ness n.
Usage Note: Together with is often used following the subject of a sentence or clause to introduce an addition. The addition, however, does not alter the number of the verb, which is governed by the subject: The king (singular), together with two aides, is expected soon. The same is true of along with, besides, and in addition to. See Usage Notes at besides, like2.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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