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pull together

pull together verb: to unite for a common objective.

Verb

pull together (third-person singular simple present pulls together, present participle pulling together, simple past and past participle pulled together)

  1. To unite for a common objective.
    • I know these things still go on and will continue to happen until gay prisoners fight back. By that, I mean pulling closer together and participating in consciousness raising discussions with each other. In short, I mean organizing.1980 February 16, Ed Mead, “untitled”, in Gay Community News, volume 7, number 29, page 8

Forms of pull together

third-person singular presentpulls together
present participlepulling together
past participlepulled together
pastpulled together

Questions about pull together

What does pull together mean?
Pull together means to unite for a common objective.
What part of speech is pull together?
Pull together is a verb.
What is the past tense of pull together?
The past tense of pull together is pulled together.

Words near pull together in the dictionary

  1. pull throughs
  2. pull time
  3. pull times
  4. pull to pieces
  5. pull to publish
  6. pull together
  7. pull tongues
  8. pull up
  9. pull up a chair
  10. pull up a floor
  11. pull up a pew

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