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put together

A2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words

To build or create something by joining different parts or pieces.

Literal meaning: To place things next to each other — transparent in the physical sense.

Meanings

1 A2 neutral

To assemble something by joining its parts.

"It took me three hours to put together that bookcase from the flat-pack box."

Grammar: separable
2 B1 neutral

To create or prepare something such as a plan, report, team, or package.

"We need to put together a proposal before the end of the week."

Grammar: separable
3 B2 idiomatic informal

Used in the phrase 'more than X put together' to mean the combined total of all others.

"She knows more about the subject than the rest of the class put together."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

One of the most common phrasal verbs. Used for physical assembly (put together furniture), creating documents or plans (put together a report), forming groups (put together a team), and the expression 'more X than the rest put together' meaning the sum of all others.

Commonly used with

team report plan presentation furniture package

Forms

Base
put together
I/you/we/they
3rd person
puts together
he/she/it
Past simple
put together
yesterday
Past participle
put together
have + pp
-ing form
putting together
continuous

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Synonyms

assemble compile build construct prepare compose

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