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get together en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (intransitive, transitive) To meet, to gather together, to congregate.
   • 2001, Karen S Smith, Up To No Good, 2004, Black Lace, London, unnumbered page, This was what a hen night should be: just a group of good friends getting together to enjoy unpretentious fun away from other people’s eyes.
   • They were easy to shrug off as harmless cranks, only interested in getting together in scuzzy pubs to talk about a revolution they would never manage to provoke, more likely to fight among themselves than raise a concerted attack on the minorities they were so opposed to. 2015, Eva Dolan, Tell No Tales, Random House, →ISBN, page 167:
   • In fact, she doesn't mention the fact that I've obviously been avoiding her, just sounds genuinely thrilled to hear from me, and as soon as I mention getting together she suggests Monday, which is rather keen, even for Portia. 2000, Jane Green, Bookends, London: Penguin Books; republished as Bookends: A Novel, trade paperback edition, New York, N.Y.: Broadway Books, 2003, page 304
2. (intransitive, transitive) To accumulate, to gather.
3. (intransitive) To agree.
4. (idiomatic, reciprocal, transitive) To start dating; to start being a couple.
5. (intransitive) To have sex
   • Several Loki fans shared their horror over the idea of Loki and Sylvie getting together, as it would be an example of selfcest. 2021 July 2, Sabrina Barr, “Loki fans defend Marvel series over ‘queerbaiting’ claims as director says God of Mischief’s bisexuality won’t be explored further”, in Metro, UK:
6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, together.

Forms

Relateds

get oneself together · get it together

Translations (23)

tr uzlaşmak (to agree) · tr toplanmak (to meet) · bg срещам (to meet) · cic ittafama (to meet) · chr ᎠᎾᎵᎪᎲᏍᎦ (to meet) · sv dejta (start dating) · is slá sér saman (to agree) · pt aceitar (to agree) · is slá sér saman um (to agree) · es reunir (to accumulate) · is koma saman (to meet) · eo kunveni (to meet) · pt juntar (to accumulate) · bg събирам се (to accumulate) · tr buluşmak (to meet) · ko 만나다 (to meet) · is deita (start dating) · pt reunir (to meet) · nl samenkomen (to meet) · sv bli ihop (start dating) · pt acumular (to accumulate) · es reunir (to meet) · es juntar (to meet)