| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | to·geth·er |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  t -g th r |
| ADVERB: | 1. In or into a single group, mass, or place: We gather together. 2. In or into contact: The cars crashed together. She mixed the chemicals together. 3a. In association with or in relationship to one another; mutually or reciprocally: getting along together. b. By joint or cooperative effort: We ironed the entire load of clothes together. 4. Regarded collectively; in total: She is worth more than all of us together. Considered together, the proposals made little sense. 5. In or into a unified structure or arrangement: put the food processor together. 6. Simultaneously: The bells rang out together. 7. In harmony or accord: We stand together on this issue. 8. Informal Into an effective, coherent condition: Get yourself together. | | ADJECTIVE: | Slang 1. Emotionally stable and effective in performance: She's really together. 2. In tune with what is going on; hip. | | IDIOM: | get (or put) it all together Slang To unify and harmonize one's resources so as to perform with maximal effectiveness. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English t gædere. See ghedh- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | to·gether·ness —NOUN
| | USAGE NOTE: | Together with is often used following the subject of a sentence or clause to introduce an addition. The addition, however, does not alter the number of the verb, which is governed by the subject: The king (singular), together with two aides, is expected soon. The same is true of along with, besides, and in addition to. See Usage Notes at besides, like2.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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