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put together en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. In total.
    • Alaska has more land than Texas and Oklahoma put together.
  2. (especially, with an adjective indicating degree) Stable and sound psychologically and hence in other respects; competent and responsible.
    • I had the impression that she is well put together and has good ego-strength. She is aware of her tendency to be overly self-critical, is working on it and making some progress. 1954, Annette Marie Garrett, Learning Through Supervision, page 78:
    • Today, Bessy is still unmarried but she is well put together. She has bought two new cars since the divorce, she now owns her home, two of her children have college degrees, one is certified in medical assisting, […] 2011, Sondra Busby, Understanding Life and Its Challenges, →ISBN:

Translations (12)

pt em suma (in total) · fr réuni (in total) · fi yhteensä (in total) · ru вместе взятых (in total) · cmn 總計 /总计 (in total) · cmn 合計 /合计 (in total) · it messe assieme (in total) · ckb پێکەوە (in total) · pl łącznie (in total) · fi yhdessä (in total) · es en conjunto (in total) · sv tillsammans (in total)

put together en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
    • We'll need to put together a plan if we want to get this project finished.
    • If you try to put together the model kit yourself, be careful not to break any of the pieces.
    • Alan Pardew's current squad has been put together with a relatively low budget but the resolve and unity within the team is priceless. 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:
  2. (transitive) To gather one's thoughts and come to conclusions.
    • They were drunk and slow and she was quick to her boot and quick with the blade and she had sliced one across the arm and the other across the cheek before either could put together what was happening. 2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 40, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 206:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
putting together Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put together Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put together Tense=Past lexicographic
puts together Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

put heads together · put two and two together · put one's hands together

Synonyms

confect

Translations (49)

uk склада́ти (to assemble or build) · fr assembler (to assemble or build) · grc συντίθημι (to assemble or build) · it raccogliere (to gather one's thoughts) · pl poskładać (to assemble or build) · fi koostaa (to assemble or build) · pl połączyć (to assemble or build) · la compōnō (to assemble or build) · cmn 制定 (to assemble or build) · cmn 裝配 /装配 (to assemble or build) · cmn 組成 /组成 (to assemble or build) · la condō (to assemble or build) · es elaborar (to assemble or build) · ru сообразить (to gather one's thoughts) · pl zebrać myśli (to gather one's thoughts) · ro încropi (to assemble or build) · cmn 拼合 (to assemble or build) · sv sätta ihop (to assemble or build) · ru собрать (to assemble or build) · pl montować (to assemble or build) · pl organizować (to assemble or build) · grc συντάσσω (to assemble or build) · tr bir araya getirmek (to assemble or build) · pl złożyć (to assemble or build) · pl zbierać myśli (to gather one's thoughts) · egy i-a:W10-b (to assemble or build) · de zusammenfügen (to assemble or build) · it montare (to assemble or build) · pt construir (to assemble or build) · egy dmD:Y1 (to assemble or build) · ru составить (to assemble or build) · tr birleştirmek (to assemble or build) · fi koota (to assemble or build) · la compingō (to assemble or build) · cmn 組合 /组合 (to assemble or build) · pt montar (to assemble or build) · az qurmaq (to assemble or build) · pl składać (to assemble or build) · az yığmaq (to assemble or build) · it assemblare (to assemble or build) · ckb پێکھێنان (to assemble or build) · ru собраться с мыслями (to gather one's thoughts) · pl zorganizować (to assemble or build) · pl łączyć (to assemble or build) · pl zmontować (to assemble or build) · cmn 組裝 /组装 (to assemble or build) · ko 조립하다 (to assemble or build) · uk скла́сти (to assemble or build) · es construir (to assemble or build)