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get together

A2 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words

To meet with friends or family, or to begin dating someone.

Literal meaning: To physically gather in one place — mostly transparent.

Meanings

1 A2 neutral

To meet socially with friends, family, or colleagues.

"We should get together for dinner before you go back to Australia."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 idiomatic informal

To begin a romantic relationship.

"They got together at university and have been inseparable ever since."

Grammar: inseparable
3 A2 neutral

To collect or organise people, resources, or ideas for a shared purpose.

"They got together a small team of volunteers to clean up the park."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Very common in both British and American English. As a noun, 'a get-together' is an informal social gathering. 'We should get together sometime' is a very common social expression. The romantic sense ('they got together') is informal but widespread.

Commonly used with

friends family sometime weekend celebrate discuss team couple

Forms

Base
get together
I/you/we/they
3rd person
gets together
he/she/it
Past simple
got together
yesterday
Past participle
got/gotten together
have + pp
-ing form
getting together
continuous

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Synonyms

meet up gather assemble unite convene start dating

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