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

U

to unite

vsto come together

∞ 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

J

to join

vsto come together

∞ 1.0

Connect two things so they become attached

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

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

728 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

543 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

G

to get together

vsto come together

• Informal

118 2.8

To bring people together for a meeting or activity

is similar but can mean deeper cooperation rather than only meeting

C

to collaborate

vsto come together

96 4.6

To work with other people to reach a shared goal

is broader, including general uniting as well as collaborative work

T

to team up

vsto come together

95 2.5

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

may denote longer lasting unity rather than brief joint action

G

to gather around

vsto come together

70 1.9

Come together in a group near someone or something

is similar but focuses more on forming a lasting cooperative group

U

to unify

vsto come together

65 3.7

To bring people or things together into one group

focuses more on joint action for common goals than pure unification

J

to join forces

vsto come together

57 3.4

To work together with others to achieve a common goal

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

P

to pull together

vsto come together

50 3.4

Gather people or things and organize them to reach a goal

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

C

to convene

vsto come together

• Formal

45 5.7

To bring people together for a formal meeting

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

B

to band together

vsto come together

34 3.1

Join with other people to work together for a common purpose

is similar but may include planned collaboration beyond simple solidarity

S

to stand together

vsto come together

33 3.4

To join others to support the same cause

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

R

to rally around

vsto come together

30 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

C

to congregate

vsto come together

30 4.1

To come together in a group for a reason

is similar but often implies active joining and coordinated effort

J

to join hands

vsto come together

24 2.7

To work together with others for the same goal

is similar but can mean simple joining without active joint effort

C

to coalesce

vsto come together

15 7.4

Come together to form one group or whole

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

F

to flock together

vsto come together

2 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

C

to crowd together

vsto come together

2 3.0

To stand or move closely in a group

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

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

D

to draw together

vsto come together

1 3.5

To make people feel united by a shared goal or feeling

focuses more on practical joint action rather than emotional uniting

Antonyms

D

to divide

680 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

∞ 2.1

to come together

274 2.7

to join forces

57 3.4

to collaborate

96 4.6

to coordinate

325 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology