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together

adv
/tʊˈɡɛð.ə/UK/tʊˈɡɛðɚ/US

Etymology

From Late Middle English together, from earlier togedere, togadere, from Old English tōgædere (“together”), from Proto-West Germanic *tōgadura, *tegadura, from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”) + *gadar (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, keep”), equivalent to to-₂ + gather. Cognate with Scots thegither (“together”), Old Frisian togadera (whence West Frisian togearre (“together”)), Dutch tegader (“together”), Middle Low German tōgāder (“together”), Middle High German zegater (“together”). Compare also Old English ætgædere (“together”), Old English ġeador (“together”). More at gather.

  1. derived from *gʰedʰ-✻ — “to unite, keep”
  2. derived from *tō✻ — “to”
  3. inherited from *tōgadura✻
  4. inherited from tōgædere — “together”
  5. inherited from together

Definitions

  1. At the same time, in the same place

    At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.

    • We went to school together.
    • We can't all talk together; let's take turns politely.

  2. Into one place

    Into one place; into a single thing; combined.

    • He put all the parts together.

  3. In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic…

    In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic partnership.

    • Bob and Andy went into business together.  Jenny and Mark have been together since they went on holiday to Mexico.
    • A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Without intermission or interruption

      Without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly.

      • It has been raining four days together
      • He would weep for hours together, and I verily believe that to the very end this spoilt child of life thought his weak tears in some way efficacious.

    2. Coherent

      Coherent; well-organized.

      • He’s really together.
      • Youthful, former fashion model & dancer needs to find a serious, together individual to call his own.

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Derived

all together, all together now, altogether, band together, bang some heads together, bash together, birds of a feather flock together, birds of the feather flock together, bring together, bunch together, bundle together, bunk together, call together, cement together, clap together, close together, club together, cobble together, come together, coming together, cram together, crowd together, draw together, falling together, fall together, fit together, flock together, fudge together, gather oneself together, get it together, get one's act together, get one's crap together, get oneself together, get one's head together, get one's poop together, get one's shit together, get one's shtick together, get the band back together, get together, get-together · +79 more

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA