1 A2 neutral
To meet socially with friends, family, or colleagues.
"We should get together for dinner before you go back to Australia."
inseparable
get together
A2 neutral inseparable intransitive
To meet socially as a group, or to start a romantic relationship.
In plain English
To meet with friends or family, or to begin dating someone.
What does "get together" mean?
3 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 B1 idiomatic informal
To begin a romantic relationship.
"They got together at university and have been inseparable ever since."
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."
separable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To physically gather in one place — mostly transparent.
Actually means
To meet with friends or family, or to begin dating someone.
Usage tip
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.
Words that pair with "get together"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
friends family sometime weekend celebrate discuss team couple
How to conjugate "get together"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
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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