get together

Meaning

An informal phrasal verb that means to meet socially with friends or family, or to begin a romantic relationship with someone. It is widely used in casual conversations to arrange social plans or discuss couples.

Examples

• We should get together for a coffee sometime next week and catch up.

  We should get together for a coffee sometime next week and catch up.

• My whole family is going to get together for Thanksgiving dinner this year.

  My whole family is going to get together for Thanksgiving dinner this year.

• Did you hear that Sarah and Mark finally decided to get together?

  Did you hear that Sarah and Mark finally decided to get together?

• It is difficult for our group of friends to get together now that we all work.

  It is difficult for our group of friends to get together now that we all work.

• They got together last summer after meeting at a music festival.

  They got together last summer after meeting at a music festival.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We had a great get together yesterday.

  ✓ We had a great get-together yesterday.

  As a verb, it is written as two words ('get together'). The noun form requires a hyphen ('get-together').

• ✗ I will get together with my homework tonight.

  ✓ I will get started on my homework tonight.

  'Get together' is used for people gathering socially or romantically, not for starting tasks.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Let's ___ this weekend and watch the football match at my house.

  💡 Meet up socially.

  Show answer

  get together

• After years of being just friends, they finally decided to ___.

  💡 Start a romantic relationship.

  Show answer

  get together