get together

What does "get together" mean?

1. To meet socially with other people
2. To collect or gather things in one place
3. To start a romantic relationship
4. To organize oneself or one's thoughts

Examples

• Let's get together for coffee this weekend.
• We should get together more often—I miss seeing you.
• I need to get my thoughts together before the job interview.
• They got together after working on the same project for months.
• Can you get together all the documents for the meeting?

How to use it

A 'get-together' (noun) is an informal social gathering. 'Get it together' means to organize yourself or regain composure.

Word order

Separable when collecting: 'get things together' (e.g., 'Get your stuff together')

Similar expressions

Opposites

Related phrasal verbs

• get up

  To rise from bed after sleeping

• get back

  To return to a place

• get along

  To have a friendly relationship with someone

• get away

  To escape from a place or person

• get over

  To recover from an illness, shock, or emotional upset

• get through

  To successfully complete or finish something difficult