to get together

Examples

• All

• Maybe we could all just get together for dinner.

  Crazy Eyes (2012)

• And they would get together and do sketches for one another.

  Behind the Burly Q (2010)

• So everybody loves to get together to make music.

  Film Courage

• What you do is you get together as many people as you can, right?

• So listen, I was thinking that... maybe we could get together and grab a drink?

  The Substance (2024)

• Why should we get together and see each other on Christmas?

  Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

• So when are we gonna get together, grab a little bite, you know, talk about some things?

  The Place Beyond the Pines (2013)

• One commented that when the family gets together now, they all play music.

  Academic text (1992)

• The point is, we must get together to do something intelligent about this.

  Academic text (1993)

• We should get together this weekend to plan the surprise party for Sarah.

Synonyms

M

to meet

vsto get together

∞ 1.0

To come together with someone for the first time or by arrangement

is focused on social or specific-purpose gatherings rather than initial encounters

G

to gather

vsto get together

∞ 1.0

Bring people, things, or information together in one place

is about meeting socially or for a shared purpose rather than collecting things

C

to come together

vsto get together

274 2.7

Join with others to work for the same goal

is used more for general social or meeting occasions not only collaboration

A

to assemble

vsto get together

152 3.3

To gather people in one place for a purpose

is more informal and social, not only organized collection

M

to meet up

vsto get together

• Informal

122 1.8

To come together with friends to spend time

is used for both social or organized purposes

M

to meet up with

vsto get together

• Informal

81 2.1

To get together with someone by arrangement to spend time

may be casual or planned, not only arranged gatherings

C

to convene

vsto get together

• Formal

45 5.7

To bring people together for a formal meeting

is often informal and social, not restricted to official meetings

C

to congregate

vsto get together

30 4.1

To come together in a group for a reason

is used for social or casual gatherings as well as purposeful grouping

L

to link-up

vsto get together

• Informal

3.7

To meet another person or group briefly and informally

is used for longer or more social gatherings rather than brief contacts

Antonyms

K

to keep apart

41 3.2

To stop people or objects from touching and mixing

P

to part ways

23 3.9

To stop being together or working with someone and go in different directions

How Formal

to convene

• Formal

45 5.7

to meet

∞ 1.0

to get together

• Informal

644 2.0

to meet up

• Informal

122 1.8

to hang out

• Informal

946 2.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology