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nouna small informal social gathering-
there was an informal meeting in my living room
• Syn: ↑meeting• Hypernyms: ↑social gathering, ↑social affair• Hyponyms:↑conventicle, ↑date, ↑appointment, ↑engagement, ↑visit, ↑luncheon meeting, ↑lunch meeting, ↑power breakfast, ↑seance, ↑sitting, ↑sessionverb1. get people together (Freq. 1)-assemble your colleagues
-get together all those who are interested in the project
-gather the close family members
• Hyponyms: ↑make• Cause: ↑meet, ↑gather, ↑assemble, ↑forgather, ↑foregather• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s somebody
-They want to get together the prisoners
2. get together socially or for a specific purpose (Freq. 1)• Syn: ↑meet• Hyponyms:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
-Somebody ——s PP
3. work together on a common enterprise of project (Freq. 1)-The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
-We joined forces with another research group
• Syn: ↑collaborate, ↑join forces, ↑cooperate• Derivationally related forms: ↑cooperative (for: ↑cooperate), ↑cooperation (for: ↑cooperate), ↑cooperator (for: ↑cooperate), ↑collaborative (for: ↑collaborate), ↑collaboration (for: ↑collaborate), ↑collaborator (for: ↑collaborate)• Hypernyms: ↑work• Hyponyms: ↑collaborate, ↑play along, ↑go along• Verb Group: ↑collaborate• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s
-Somebody ——s PP
4. become part of; become a member of a group or organization-He joined the Communist Party as a young man
• Hyponyms:↑sign up, ↑band oneself, ↑league together, ↑unionize, ↑unionise, ↑organize, ↑organise, ↑affiliate, ↑rejoin, ↑infiltrate, ↑penetrate, ↑unite, ↑unify• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s PP
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gather or assemble socially or to cooperate* * *
get together [phrasal verb]1 a : to meet and spend time togetherI'd like to get together with you soon.
He often gets together with his friends after work.
1 b : to begin to have a sexual or romantic relationshipHe and his wife first got together in college.
2 : to agree to do or accept something— often + onThe two sides have been unable to get together on a new contract.
3 get together (things or people) or get (things or people) together : to collect (things) or gather (people) into one place or groupHe got together [=assembled] a great art collection.
The government got together a group of experts to study the problem.
We're still trying to get together [=obtain] the money we need to buy a new car.
4 a or get your life together : to begin to live in a good and sensible way : to stop being confused, foolish, etc.His life got much better when he stopped drinking and got his act together.
4 b : to begin to function in a skillful or effective wayThe company finally got its act together and started making a profit this year.
• • •Main Entry: ↑get
Useful english dictionary. 2012.