gather together

Meaning

This expression means to assemble or come together in one place as a group. While 'gather' on its own means the same thing, adding 'together' emphasizes unity, community, and the physical act of joining as one group. It is commonly used for family events, holidays, or community meetings.

Examples

• Every Thanksgiving, our entire family gathers together at my grandmother's house.

  Every Thanksgiving, our entire family gathers together at my grandmother's house.

• The neighbors gathered together to clean up the local park.

  The neighbors gathered together to clean up the local park.

• Let's all gather together in the conference room for a quick announcement.

  Let's all gather together in the conference room for a quick announcement.

• During the storm, we gathered together in the basement for safety.

  During the storm, we gathered together in the basement for safety.

• It was wonderful to see everyone gather together after so many years apart.

  It was wonderful to see everyone gather together after so many years apart.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ They gathered themselves together at the hall.

  ✓ They gathered together at the hall.

  Using reflexive pronouns like 'themselves' is unnecessary and sounds unnatural unless you mean pulling one's emotions together ('gather oneself').

• ✗ We gathered together to each other.

  ✓ We gathered together.

  'Gather together' already implies meeting one another, so adding 'to each other' is redundant.

Related Expressions

Practice

• On Sunday afternoons, we usually ________ for a family dinner.

  💡 Come together as a group

  Show answer

  gather together

• The students were asked to ________ in the courtyard before the bus arrived.

  💡 Assemble in one place

  Show answer

  gather together