Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. In or into a single group, mass, or place: We gather together.
- adv. In or into contact: The cars crashed together. She mixed the chemicals together.
- adv. In association with or in relationship to one another; mutually or reciprocally: getting along together.
- adv. By joint or cooperative effort: We ironed the entire load of clothes together.
- adv. Regarded collectively; in total: She is worth more than all of us together. Considered together, the proposals made little sense.
- adv. In or into a unified structure or arrangement: put the food processor together.
- adv. Simultaneously: The bells rang out together.
- adv. In harmony or accord: We stand together on this issue.
- adv. Informal Into an effective, coherent condition: Get yourself together.
- adj. Slang Emotionally stable and effective in performance: She's really together.
- adj. Slang In tune with what is going on; hip.
- idiom. get Slang To unify and harmonize one's resources so as to perform with maximal effectiveness.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In company; in conjunction; simultaneously.
- In the same place; to the same place.
- In the same time; contemporaneously.
- The one with the other; with each other; mutually.
- In or into combination, junction, or union; so as to unite or blend: as. to sew, knit, pin, bind, or yoke two things together.
- Without intermission; uninterruptedly; on end.
- See the verbs.
Wiktionary
- adv. At the same time, in the same place; in close association.
- adv. Into one place; into a single thing; combined
- adj. well organized, well developed.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In company or association with respect to place or time
- adv. In or into union; into junction
- adv. In concert; with mutual coöperation.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. assembled in one place
- adv. in contact with each other or in proximity
- adj. mentally and emotionally stable
- adv. with a common plan
- adv. in each other's company
- adv. with cooperation and interchange
- adv. at the same time
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old English tōgædere; see ghedh- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“A family of political vampiresworship $together tostay together.”
Happy Easter. Happy Passover. But not for those who suffer our greed.
“Several teachers of the school telephoned Khaleej Times, complaining against the picture, captioned We play together; we stick together, featured in the book Friends Forever.”
Daimnation!: Friends Forever, unless you're a bloodsucking Jew
“When Tyler and I first got back together, my main goal was getting out of college as fast as I could so I could get a career going so we could start our life together ”
“The statistical documents which have now been prepared with so much care by Parliament, and published by the accurate and indefatigable Mr Porter, himself a decided free trader, demonstrate that, of the manufacturing productions, nearly three-fourths are taken off by the home market, and _four-fifths_ by the home and colonial market taken together, leaving only ONE-FIFTH for _the whole foreign markets of the world put together_ --”
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844
“These two great architects of military organization founded their separate systems upon one controlling idea -- that _if men can be trained to think about moving together, they can then be led to move toward thinking together_.”
The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2
“Position II.; that these met together, the word used, verse 6, _they came together_, evidenceth, and verse 25.”
The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
“I told you about the way my old man and woman made a home together, 'and worked at their market gardening together, and read and studied together -- did everything from first to last _together_.”
Red Pepper's Patients With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in Particular
“The simplest, humblest, hardest life, until we've made our way together -- _together_, René, and conquered a place in the world for ourselves, that we'll owe to no one but ourselves.”
Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux
“A large number were armed with paving-stones, which they would smite loudly together, saying in deep undertones, "_all together_.”
“Our hands were tied together with a ribbon to show the tying together of our lives," says”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘together’.
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Words Heard Too Often In Songs
Words overused in modern pop music.
Also see ruzuzu's list: Words that should be heard in songs more often.love, heart, dance, dancefloor, down, take, want, night, fight, baby, like, ooooh and 135 more...
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GAHHHHH!!!
you see, i like this boy, but, he doesnt want a ..., and this other gi..., as well, and her, boobs, are bigger than mine, and he likes boobs, and i think she l..., and now hes spend... and 47 more...
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Three is Compoundy.
Words that are made up of three words, be it intended for the meaning, or coincidentally (as in "attendance").
nonetheless, together, insofar, nevertheless, attendance, notwithstanding, hitherto, heretofore, whosoever, inasmuch, benjamin, psychotherapist and 40 more...
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happy words
Words that cheer you up, give you happy thoughts and feelings, or just put you in a positive state of mind.
magic, childhood, dawn, smile, kitten, drizzle, friend, beach, free, love, sweet, cozy and 15 more...
sharewolf ...as in, so happy together...or as in having it or keeping together. Sep 27, 2008
moore4th me and schyler play together. Feb 15, 2007