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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Series Mania, European television’s biggest get-together of the year, has come to an end for another 12 months following a festival and forum that brought many of the industry’s biggest names to the quirky French city of Lille. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025 What to do Private group chats can be a useful tool for organizing family get-togethers and school pick-ups. Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025 Mbappe’s absences from the October and November international get-togethers and his disinterested attitude during the September break had prompted fears in France that the darling of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup campaigns had fallen out of love with the national team. Tom Williams, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025 Yes, the soccer game was merely a pretense for a get-together. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 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 31 Mar. 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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