together

to•geth•er

[[t]təˈgɛð ər[/t]] adv.

1) into or in one gathering, company, or body:

Call the people together[/ex]

2) into or in union, proximity, collision, etc., as two or more things:

to sew things together[/ex]

3) into relationship, agreement, etc., as two or more persons:

to bring strangers together[/ex]

4) considered collectively:

to cost more than all the others together[/ex]

5) (of a single thing) into a condition of compactness or coherence:

to squeeze a thing together[/ex]

6) at the same time; simultaneously

7) continuously; uninterruptedly:

for days together[/ex]

8) in cooperation; with united action; conjointly:

to undertake a task together[/ex]

9) with mutual action; reciprocally:

conferring together[/ex]

10) sts Informal. emotionally stable and well organized:

a very together person[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 900; var. of earlier togedere, togadere, OE tōgædere, c. OFris togadera to•geth′er•ness, n. usage: See altogether