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come together

B1 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words

When people or things join up and work as one, or when a plan finally starts to look good.

Literal meaning: To move toward each other and meet in one place.

Meanings

1 B1 neutral

Of people: to gather or unite, especially for a common purpose.

"People from all over the city came together to help the flood victims."

"We have a chance to come together and remake this country block by block, precinct by precinct, county by county, state by state."

— Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Campaign Speech
Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 idiomatic neutral

Of a plan, project, or piece of work: to develop and start to look successful or coherent.

"After weeks of chaos, the production finally started to come together in the last few rehearsals."

Grammar: inseparable
3 B2 neutral

Of separate elements or ideas: to combine into a unified whole.

"The flavours come together beautifully once the dish has rested for a few minutes."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Frequently used in inspirational or political contexts to urge unity. Also commonly used when describing a project or creative work that is finally taking shape. Made famous as a Beatles song title.

Commonly used with

community team project plan nation effort

Forms

Base
come together
I/you/we/they
3rd person
comes together
he/she/it
Past simple
came together
yesterday
Past participle
come together
have + pp
-ing form
coming together
continuous

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