get-together

noun

get-to·​geth·​er ˈget-tə-ˌge-t͟hər How to pronounce get-together (audio)
: meeting
especially : an informal social gathering

Examples of get-together in a Sentence

promised to meet friends for lunch after that morning's get-together for sales reps was invited to a neighborhood get-together in the neighbors' backyard
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Now, any get-together must be booked weeks or even months in advance. Rohan Banerjee, Time, 26 July 2025 Cut to her birthday, and the couple had a small get-together at their home. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 26 July 2025 Fenway will also be something of an estranged family reunion or an alumni get-together. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 25 July 2025 This means, for one character, choosing the love of their life also means picking a lifetime of extremely awkward holidays, birthdays, and get-togethers. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for get-together

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of get-together was in 1898

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“Get-together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get-together. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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get-together

noun
get-to·​geth·​er
ˈget-tə-ˌget͟h-ər
: meeting sense 2
especially : an informal social gathering

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