come together
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Definition
- Verb:
- To meet or gather; to assemble or converge: Refers to the act of people or things moving toward each other to form a group or to be in the same place.
- To unite or form a connection: Can describe the process of separate elements joining or combining into a single, cohesive unit.
- To reach an agreement or understanding: Used when people reconcile differing opinions or positions.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- The two rivers come together just south of the city.
- We need to come together as a team to solve this problem.
- After years of disagreement, the two sides finally came together on the new policy.
Advanced Usage
- "to come together for a cause": to unite in support of a shared goal or purpose.
- The community came together for a cause to rebuild the park.
- "to come together nicely": used to describe something that is successfully combining or developing in a satisfactory way.
- All the elements of the plan are finally coming together nicely.
Variants and Related Words
- Converge (verb): to move toward one point or to become similar.
- The roads converge at the town square.
- Assemble (verb): to gather together in one place.
- The students assembled in the auditorium.
- Unite (verb): to join together for a common purpose.
- The groups united to form a coalition.
Synonyms
- Gather
- Meet
- Join
- Convene
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Come together (as used): This is the primary phrasal verb being defined.
- Get together: to meet socially or for a specific activity.
- Let's get together for coffee next week.
Related Idioms
- "To come together at the seams": (often used negatively as "coming apart at the seams") to be in a state of failure or collapse. The positive form is less common but implies successful integration.
- The project was chaotic at first, but it's finally coming together at the seams.
- "Many hands make light work": This proverb implies that when people come together, tasks become easier.
- We need everyone to help; remember, many hands make light work.
Verb
- come together, as if in an embrace
- Her arms closed around her long lost relative