TOGETHER


Meaning of TOGETHER in English

adv.

Pronunciation: t ə - ' ge- th ə r

Function: adverb

Etymology: Middle English togedere, from Old English togædere, from t ō to + gædere together; akin to Middle High German gater together, Old English gaderian to gather

Date: before 12th century

1 a : in or into one place, mass, collection, or group <the men get together every Thursday for poker> b : in a body : as a group <students and faculty together presented the petition>

2 a : in or into contact (as connection, collision, or union) <mix these ingredients together > b : in or into association or relationship <colors that go well together >

3 a : at one time : SIMULTANEOUSLY <events that happened together > b : in succession <was depressed for days together >

4 a : by combined action : JOINTLY < together we forced the door> b : in or into agreement or harmony <the soloist and the orchestra weren't quite together > c : in or into a unified or coherent structure or an integrated whole <can't even put a simple sentence together >

5 a : with each other ― used as an intensive after certain verbs <join together > <add together > b : as a unit : in the aggregate <these arguments taken together make a convincing case> c : considered as a whole : counted or summed up <all together , there were 21 entries>

– to · geth · er · ness noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.