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gets together

gets together is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get together.

Meaning of get together

Verb

get together (third-person singular simple present gets together, present participle getting together, simple past got together, past participle (UK) got together or (US) gotten together)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To meet, to gather together, to congregate.
    • 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.

Questions about gets together

What is gets together the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets together is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get together.

Words near gets together in the dictionary

  1. gets to know
  2. gets to one's feet
  3. gets to the bottom of
  4. gets to the fireworks factory
  5. gets to the point
  6. gets together
  7. gets turned around
  8. gets under it
  9. gets under one's goat
  10. gets under someone's skin
  11. gets underneath someone's skin

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