get-together
/ˈɡet.təˌɡeð.ər/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈɛttəɡˈɛðɚ] /ˈɡet.təˌɡeð.ɚ/ (ame, ipa)
get-together — noun
1. An informal event where a small group of people meet socially, usually planned a
An informal event where a small group of people meet socially, usually planned around a shared activity or reason such as a celebration, a meal, or a chance to catch up.
The Folake family is planning a get-together at the park for Lan's birthday next Saturday.
family get-together — common compound
João organized a small get-together at his apartment to welcome the new neighbours.
We had a company get-together at a restaurant to mark the end of the project.
Christopher's get-together was simple — just snacks, drinks, and some good music.
Romi suggested a weekend get-together at the beach for everyone in the book club.
文法句型
often used with adjectives: family get-together, company get-together
用法筆記
Commonly combined with a preceding noun or name to specify the occasion, e.g. family get-together, office get-together, Christmas get-together.
常見錯誤
get-together — phrasal verb
- get-togetherbase form
- get-togethers3rd person singular
- get-togethering-ing form
- get-togetheredpast simple
1. To bring separate people or items into one place, often requiring some effort or
To bring separate people or items into one place, often requiring some effort or planning to gather them all.
Tuan got together all the receipts and bank statements before the tax deadline.
get together + documents/paperwork
The manager asked Kabir to get the team together for a fifteen-minute update before lunch.
get the team together — gather people
Anya got together the ingredients for the cake before she started to bake.
Roya got together enough donations from neighbours to buy new books for the school library.
文法句型
get + noun phrase + together
get together + noun phrase
用法筆記
The object can go between 'get' and 'together' (get the team together) or after 'together' (get together the documents). When the object is a pronoun, it must go between: get them together (not get together them).
常見錯誤
2. For two or more people to come to the same place, either to enjoy each other's c
For two or more people to come to the same place, either to enjoy each other's company socially or to talk about something specific.
Aylin and her cousins get together every Christmas at their aunt's house for a meal.
get together + time expression + location
Gabriel and his neighbours got together to discuss planting trees along their street.
get together to discuss — purpose clause
Iker's family gets together every Sunday for lunch at his grandmother's house.
Lan and her flatmate got together to write rules for their shared kitchen.
The old classmates get together once a year for a weekend trip to the mountains.
- part ways
to separate and go in different directions after being together
- go separate ways
similar to 'part ways', emphasizing each person going alone
文法句型
get together + (with + noun phrase) + (to + infinitive)
用法筆記
This is the most frequent sense of 'get together'. It is intransitive — there is no object. To name the other people involved, use 'with': 'I got together with some friends.' Distinguish from sense 1, where 'get together' takes an object (get people together).