to come together

Examples

• All

• The history of water conflicts and cooperation suggests that people do come together, even across vociferous divides.

  Academic text (2008)

• And I think that they can come together for this issue around Epstein.

  Shawn Ryan Show

• Well, we came together on this.

  Bloodsuckers (2005)

• The only way for us to gain real power is for black and brown to come together.

  Bound by Honor (1993)

• And oh, this time of year we come together to celebrate.

• The solution is to come together and share the skies.

• Just like our ancestors, we must now come together, rise above past differences.

• We had some sticky patches but I'm delighted to say we came together in the end.

  Ali G Indahouse (2002)

• The greatest minds in all the lands have come together in one sacred place to help make mankind free.

  King Arthur (2004)

• You've proved to us that if we can come together for a single purpose in this case, saving a valued tradition, we can, and will ride out any storm.

  25 Hill (2011)

Synonyms

G

to gather

vsto come together

∞ 1.0

Bring people, things, or information together in one place

is similar but stresses uniting for a shared goal, not only collection

W

to work together

vsto come together

629 2.7

To do something with other people to reach the same goal

is broader, also including simple joining not only active collaboration

C

to cooperate

vsto come together

520 3.3

To work together with other people to reach the same goal

also covers forming a group or joining for a purpose, not only working

U

to unite

vsto come together

222 2.1

To join people or things into one group for a shared purpose

emphasizes cooperating for a shared purpose rather than forming one unit

P

to pull together

vsto come together

139 3.4

Gather people or things and organize them to reach a goal

is similar but can also mean only gathering, not full cooperation

G

to gather around

vsto come together

115 1.9

Come together in a group near someone or something

is similar but focuses more on forming a lasting cooperative group

T

to team up

vsto come together

113 2.5

Join with other people or groups to work together on a goal

may denote longer lasting unity rather than brief joint action

J

to join

vsto come together

106 1.0

Connect two things so they become attached

often involves working jointly for a common purpose rather than mere connection

C

to collaborate

vsto come together

100 4.6

To work with other people to reach a shared goal

is broader, including general uniting as well as collaborative work

C

to convene

vsto come together

• Formal

99 5.7

To bring people together for a formal meeting

is broader, covering informal cooperation and joint action beyond formal meetings

J

to join forces

vsto come together

68 3.4

To work together with others to achieve a common goal

is more general, also covering non coordinated forming of a group

G

to get together

vsto come together

• Informal

64 2.8

To bring people together for a meeting or activity

is similar but can mean deeper cooperation rather than only meeting

U

to unify

vsto come together

55 3.7

To bring people or things together into one group

focuses more on joint action for common goals than pure unification

R

to rally around

vsto come together

40 4.1

To come together to support someone in a hard time

is similar but is not limited to crisis support, covering any shared purpose

S

to stand together

vsto come together

38 3.4

To join others to support the same cause

is broader, also covering cooperative planning and shared tasks beyond support

B

to band together

vsto come together

36 3.1

Join with other people to work together for a common purpose

is similar but may include planned collaboration beyond simple solidarity

C

to coalesce

vsto come together

30 7.4

Come together to form one group or whole

usually implies active cooperation toward a shared goal instead of mere merging

J

to join hands

vsto come together

30 2.7

To work together with others for the same goal

is similar but can mean simple joining without active joint effort

C

to congregate

vsto come together

29 4.1

To come together in a group for a reason

is similar but often implies active joining and coordinated effort

D

to draw together

vsto come together

14 3.5

To make people feel united by a shared goal or feeling

focuses more on practical joint action rather than emotional uniting

C

to crowd together

vsto come together

4 3.0

To stand or move closely in a group

is different because it lacks shared purpose and coordinated action of the main concept

F

to flock together

vsto come together

3 3.0

People and animals come together in a group for safety or shared interest

is similar but usually implies casual following rather than planned cooperation

S

to synergize

vsto come together

2 6.7

To work together with others to get better results than alone

is similar but focuses more on simple forming and joint activity

Antonyms

D

to divide

494 1.1

To split something into parts or groups

D

to disunite

1 7.0

To cause people or groups to separate

How United

to unite

222 2.1

to come together

408 2.7

to join forces

68 3.4

to collaborate

100 4.6

to coordinate

231 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology