Definition

1. Verb (phrasal verb):

   • To assemble or meet socially: To come together with other people, often for a social purpose or a specific activity.
   • To organize or cause people to assemble: To bring people together into one place or group.

2. Noun (often written as "get-together"):

   • A small, informal social gathering: A casual meeting or party of people.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • We should get together for coffee next week.
  • The manager got the team together to discuss the new project.
• Noun ("get-together"):
  • They're having a little get-together at their house on Saturday.
  • The family get-together was very enjoyable.

Advanced Usage

• "to get one's thoughts together": To organize one's ideas or feelings.
  • I need a moment to get my thoughts together before the presentation.
• "to get it together" (idiomatic): To become organized or effective; to gain control of one's life or situation.
  • After a difficult year, he finally got it together and found a good job.

Variants and Related Words

• Get-together (n): The standard noun form, often hyphenated.
  • The office get-together is scheduled for Friday.
• Gathering (n): A more general synonym for an assembly of people.
• Assemble (v): A more formal verb meaning to gather or bring together.

Synonyms

• Meet up: To come together with someone.
• Gather: To come or bring together.
• Assemble: To bring people or things together into a group.
• Convene: To come or bring together for a meeting (more formal).

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Get along: To have a harmonious relationship.
  • Fortunately, all the team members get along well.
• Get by: To manage to live or survive, often with difficulty.
  • They have just enough money to get by.

Related Idioms

• Get your act together: To start organizing yourself more effectively.
  • If you want to pass the exam, you need to get your act together and study.
• Get one's head together: To calm down and think clearly.
  • After the argument, she went for a walk to get her head together.

Noun

1. a small informal social gathering
   • there was an informal meeting in my living room

Verb

1. become part of; become a member of a group or organization
   • He joined the Communist Party as a young man
2. work together on a common enterprise of project
   • The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well
   • We joined forces with another research group
3. get together socially or for a specific purpose
4. get people together
   • assemble your colleagues
   • get together all those who are interested in the project
   • gather the close family members