getting 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.