I. təˈgethə(r) adverb
Etymology: Middle English togadere, togedere, togidere, from Old English tōgadere, tōgædere, tōgædre, from tō to + gadere, gædere, gædre together; akin to Old Frisian gader, gadur together, Middle Low German tō gadere, Middle High German gater together, gatern to unite — more at gather
1.
a. : in or into one place, mass, collection, or group (as body, company, or organization)
sweep the rubbish together
call the members together
come together for discussion
the girls got together by themselves
gathered his scattered writings together for publication in one volume
brought the two factions together in a new party
b. : in a body : as a group
students and faculty together presented the petition
together our objective has been to hold tight to your attention — Richard Joseph
2.
a. : in or into contact (as connection, collision, or union)
fasten the parts together
mix these ingredients together
the opposing teams rushed together
held together by pins
b. : in or into a compacted or constricted mass or body
folded and pressed the papers together into a small bundle
sat all hunched together
c. : in or into association or relationship (as of companionship, friendship, courtship, or cohabitation)
colors that go well together
held together by ties of common interest
circumstances threw them together
bringing industry and the liberal arts together — D.A.Shepard
fought together in the war
went together for years
live together as man and wife
3.
a. : at one time : simultaneously , coincidentally
events that happened together — R.J.Goldwater
what is learned through the most senses together will be most readily retained — I.A.Richards
b. : in succession : without intermission : on end : consecutively
was moody for days together — Hugh Walpole
sometimes lay hid for weeks together in cocklofts and cellars — T.B.Macaulay
4.
a. : in or by combined action or effort : jointly
parents have together the responsibility for discipline
together we forced the door
the family together earned one hundred dollars a week
b. : in or into agreement (as harmony, concert, or unison) : in unified action or interaction
unable to get together on vacation plans
the parts of the mechanism work together beautifully
soloist and orchestra were not always quite together
c. : in or into a unified or coherent structure or an integrated whole
the play hangs together
the child who cannot put an easy sentence together — George Sampson
have thrown together shacks of scrap lumber and tar paper — American Guide Series: Arkansas
5.
a. : with each other : mutually , reciprocally
were not on good terms together
consult together on possible … legislation — New Republic
— used pleonastically and as an intensive after certain verbs
join together
cooperate together
add a column of figures together
b. : as a unit or sum : in the aggregate
these arguments taken together make a convincing case
the pair of meetings together seldom lasted more than three hours — J.K.Blake
c. : considered as a whole : counted or summed up
richer than all his brothers together
all together , there were 21 entries
— compare altogether 2
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II. adjective
Etymology: together , adverb
1. : appropriately prepared, organized, or balanced
a super-delicious, beautifully together album — Clayton Riley
2. : composed in mind or manner
a warm, sensitive, reasonably together girl — East Village Other