together

1 adverb

1 MAKE ONE THING if you want to put two or more things together, you join them so that they form a single subject or group: Mix the butter and sugar together. | He added all the numbers together. | We stuck the pieces together again. | The model was held together with string.

2 IN ONE PLACE if you keep, collect etc things together, you keep or collect them all in one place: I gathered all my favourite paintings together.

3 close/packed/crowded etc together if people or objects are close together, packed together etc, they are placed very near to each other: The climbers were sitting huddled together for warmth. | Her ornaments were all bunched together at one end of the shelf.

4 AGAINST EACH OTHER if you rub, bang etc things together, you rub or bang them against each other: Max was rubbing his hands together with glee. | Knock the brushes together to clean them.

5 WITH EACH OTHER if two or more people are together or do something together, they are with each other or do something with each other: We were at school together. | Let's all stay together or someone might get lost. | They've decided to spend more time together. | I hear George and his wife have got back together. | all together (now) spoken (=used when you are asking a group of people to say or do something together): Right men. All together now...Push!

6 IN AGREEMENT if people are together, come together etc they are or become united and work with each other: Together we can win. | We must work closely together on this one. | bring the two sides in the dispute together

7 AT THE SAME TIME at the same time: Why do all the bills always come together? | You should have used both the tools together.

8 together with in addition to; at the same time as: Just bring it back to the store, together with your receipt.

9 WITHOUT STOPPING old use without interruption: It rained for four days together.

—see also: get your act together act 1 (5), hold together hold 1, piece sth together piece 2, pull together pull 1 2 adjective spoken someone who is together always thinks clearly and does things in a very sensible, organized way: I admire Rosie - she's such a together person.