Etymology : Middle English togedere, from Old English togædere, from tO to + gædere together; akin to Middle High German gater together, Old English gaderian to gather
Pronunciation : t&-ge-[
th]&r
Function : adverb
Date : before 12th century
1. adcooperatively, simultaneously. "happy, successful; get it together, with it" Cathy is really together. She's knows how she wants to live and she's doing it. together\to*geth"er\ , adv. [oe. togedere, togidere, as. tōg?dere, tōg?dre, tōgadere; tō to + gador together.
2. see:
to, prep., and gather.].
3. in company or association with respect to place or time; as, to live together in one house; to live together in the same age; they walked together to the town. soldiers can never stand idle long together.
4. in or into union; into junction; as, to sew, knit, or fasten two things together; to mix things together. the king joined humanity and policy together.
5. in concert; with mutual co?peration; as, the allies made war upon france together.together with, in union with; in company or mixture with; along with. take the bad together with the good.together (informal) mentally and emotionally stable; "she's really together" adv.
6. in conjunction with; combined; "our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage"; "we couldn`t pay for the damages with all out salaries put together" [syn: jointly, collectively, conjointly, put together].
7. in contact with each other; "the leaves stuck together".
8. assembled in one place; "we were gathered together".
9. in each other's company; "we went to the movies together"; "the family that prays together stays together".
10. at the same time; "we graduated together".
11. with cooperation and interchange; "we worked together on the project" [syn: in collaboration, unitedly].
12. with a common plan; "act in concert" [syn: in concert, in agreement ].
13. In company or association with respect to place or time; as, to live together in one house; to live together in the same age; they walked together to the town.
14. In or into union; into junction; as, to sew, knit, or fasten two things together; to mix things together.
15. In concert; with mutual coöperation; as, the allies made war upon France together. mentally and emotionally stable; "she's really together" at the same time; "we graduated together" with cooperation and interchange; "we worked together on the project" in contact with each other; "the leaves stuck together" assembled in one place; "we were gathered together" in each other's company; "we went to the movies together"; "the family that prays together stays together".
16. to·geth·er In addition to the uses shown below, together is used in phrasal verbs such as `piece together', `pull together', and `sleep together'.
17. If people do something together, they do it with each other. We went on long bicycle rides together They all live together in a three-bedroom house Together they swam to the ship. ¡Ù alone.
18. If things are joined together, they are joined with each other so that they touch or form one whole. Mix the ingredients together thoroughly She clasped her hands together on her lap.
19. If things or people are situated together, they are in the same place and very near to each other. The trees grew close together Ginette and I gathered our things together.
20. If a group of people are held or kept together, they are united with each other in some way. He has done enough to pull the party together Together is also an adjective. We are together in the way we're looking at this situation. = united.
21. If two people are together, they are married or having a sexual relationship with each other. We were together for five years.
22. If two things happen or are done together, they happen or are done at the same time. Three horses crossed the finish line together `Yes,' they said together. ¡Ù separately.
23. You use together when you are adding two or more amounts or things to each other in order to consider a total amount or effect. Together they account for less than five per cent of the population.
24. If you say that two things go together, or that one thing goes together with another, you mean that they go well with each other or cannot be separated from each other. I can see:
that some colours go together and some don't.
25. approval If you describe someone as together, you admire them because they are very confident, organized, and know what they want. She was very headstrong, and very together.
26. You use together with to mention someone or something else that is also involved in an action or situation. Every month we'll deliver the very best articles, together with the latest fashion and beauty news.
27. to get your act together: see:
act to put your heads together: see head put together: see put. someone who is together is confident, thinks clearly, and does things in a sensible organized way - used to show approval.