together
//tʊˈɡɛð.ə//
Forms
- Comparative
- more together
- Superlative
- most together
Definitions
1.At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
- We can't all talk together; let's take turns politely.
- We went to school together.
2.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 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.Without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly.
- 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.
1.Coherent; well-organized.(informal)
- Youthful, former fashion model & dancer needs to find a serious, together individual to call his own.
Frequency
Overall
Very common· #330
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Very common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Uncommon
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.