together

Syllables: to·geth·er/tʊˈɡɛð.ə//tʊˈɡɛðɚ/

together adverb: at the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.

Adverb

together (not comparable)

At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
- We went to school together.
- We can't all talk together; let's take turns politely.
Synonyms:

at the same time
Into one place; into a single thing; combined.
- He put all the parts together.
- Ne take noon hede to brynge togidere þe parties of þe boon þat is to-broken or dislocate, til viij. daies ben goon in þe wyntir, & v. in þe somer; for þanne it schal make quytture, and be sikir from swellynge; & þanne brynge togidere þe brynkis eiþer þe disiuncture after þe techynge þat schal be...a1420, The British Museum Additional MS, 12,056, “Wounds complicated by the Dislocation of a Bone”, in Robert von Fleischhacker, editor, Lanfranc's "Science of cirurgie.", London: K. Paul, Trench...
In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic partnership.
- Bob and Andy went into business together. Jenny and Mark have been together since they went on holiday to Mexico.
- A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC
Synonyms:

collectively
Without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly.
- It has been raining four days together
- He would weep for hours together, and I verily believe that to the very end this spoilt child of life thought his weak tears in some way efficacious.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 218

Adjective

together (comparative more together, superlative most together)

(informal) Coherent; well-organized.
- He’s really together.
- Youthful, former fashion model & dancer needs to find a serious, together individual to call his own.1991 April 19, Russell T. Hartsaw, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14
Antonyms:

disorganized, incoherent, untogether

together meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

together in Hindi

at the same time, in the same place: एक साथ ek sāth, के साथ ke sāth, साथ sāth, साथ साथ sāth sāth

together in Marathi

at the same time, in the same place: एकत्र ekatra

together in Urdu

at the same time, in the same place: ایک ساتھ ek sāth, ساتھ sāth, ساتھ ساتھ sāth sāth

More languagesFewer languages

together in Bengali: একত্র ekotro
together in Telugu: ఒకటిగా okaṭigā
together in Malayalam: ഒപ്പം oppaṁ, കൂടെ kūṭe
together in Kannada: ಜೊತೆ jote
together in Punjabi: ਇਕੱਠੇ, ਇੱਕਠੇ
together in Gujarati: ભેગું bhegũ
together in Odia: ଏକାଠି
together in Sanskrit: स्मत् smat, साकम् sākam, सार्धम् sārdhám
together in Nepali: एकसाथ, एक साथ, सँगै
together in Tagalog: sama-sama
together in Arabic: مَعًا maʕan, سَوِيًّا sawiyyan
together in Malay: bersama, sama-sama
together in Indonesian: bersama, sama-sama
together in Persian: با هم bâ ham
together in Thai: พร้อม prɔ́ɔm, ด้วยกัน dûai-gan
together in Vietnamese: cùng nhau, với nhau
together in Myanmar: တကွ ta.kwa., အတူ a.tu, အတူတူ a.tutu

Examples of together in a sentence

They came together in a chance meeting on the way home from work.
Due to bed shortages, Jeff and Paul had to bunk together.
Today we brought together clergy from the Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox, and Reformed traditions for ecumenical dialogue.

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Forms of together

Adverb
alternative form (obsolete)	togither
alternative form (colloquial)	t'gether
Adjective
comparative	more together
superlative	most together

Origin of together

From Late Middle English together, from earlier togedere, togadere, from Old English tōgædere (“together”), from Proto-West Germanic *tōgadura, *tegadura, from Proto-Germanic *tō (“to”) + *gadar (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰedʰ- (“to unite, keep”), equivalent to to-₂ + gather. Cognate with Scots thegither (“together”), Old Frisian togadera (whence West Frisian togearre (“together”)), Dutch tegader (“together”), Middle Low German tōgāder (“together”), Middle High German zegater (“together”). Compare also Old English ætgædere (“together”), Old English ġeador (“together”). More at gather.

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Questions about together

What does together mean?: Together means at the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
What is together in Hindi?: Together in Hindi is एक साथ (ek sāth), के साथ (ke sāth), साथ (sāth). See Together meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is together?: Together can be an adverb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce together?: Together is pronounced /tʊˈɡɛð.ə/ (UK).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: together (page history and authors); together (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఒకటిగా (Telugu) (page history and authors); ഒപ്പം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಜೊತೆ (Kannada) (page history and authors); together (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); together (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); together (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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