PIECE TOGETHER


Meaning of PIECE TOGETHER in English

1.

If you ~ the truth about something, you gradually discover it.

They’ve pieced together his movements for the last few days before his death...

In the following days, Francis was able to ~ what had happened...

Frank was beginning to piece things together.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V P wh, V n P

2.

If you piece something together, you gradually make it by joining several things or parts together.

This process is akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle...

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)

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