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English noun: get together

1. get together (group) a small informal social gathering


SamplesThere was an informal meeting in my living room.


Synonymsmeeting


Broader (hypernym)social affair, social gathering


Narrower (hyponym)appointment, conventicle, date, engagement, lunch meeting, luncheon meeting, power breakfast, seance, session, sitting, visit


English verb: get together

1. get together (social) get people together


SamplesAssemble your colleagues.
Get together all those who are interested in the project.
Gather the close family members.


ExamplesThey want to get together the prisoners


Synonymsassemble, gather


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody


Narrower (hyponym)make


Causeassemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet

2. get together (social) get together socially or for a specific purpose


Synonymsmeet


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Narrower (hyponym)call, call in, celebrate, fete, pick up, rendezvous, reunite, visit

3. get together (social) work together on a common enterprise of project


SamplesThe soprano and the pianist did not get together very well.
We joined forces with another research group.


Synonymscollaborate, cooperate, join forces


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)work


Narrower (hyponym)collaborate, go along, play along


Verb groupcollaborate

4. get together (social) become part of; become a member of a group or organization


SamplesHe joined the Communist Party as a young man.


Synonymsfall in, join


Pattern of useSomebody ----s PP


Narrower (hyponym)affiliate, band oneself, infiltrate, league together, organise, organize, penetrate, rejoin, sign up, unify, unionise, unionize, unite









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