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together




1 together
2 people together
3 things together
4 not together; separate
meeting sb
MEET
having a meeting MEETING
working together WORK
coming together or putting things together JOIN

1 together
- with each other: together
Can we have lunch together? Keep together while we are going round the museum. Put your feet together. Mix the egg, flour and milk together. Add these numbers together to get the total.
- a number of people or things that are together: group; to put sb/sth together into one or more groups: group sb/sth
A group of us went to see a film last night. The children were grouped according to their age.
※ groups of people GROUP
- two people, animals or things that are closely connected or belong together: pair
The teacher asked the students to get into pairs to do the exercise. A pair of hawks are nesting in the woods near our house. a pair of gloves
- if several different types of people or things are together, they are mixed, miscellaneous; noun: mixture
mixed nuts a miscellaneous collection of photographs a mixture of nationalities
- a number of things which are different from each other, mixed: variety (of sth) (noun singular); adjective: various
A wide variety of goods were on display. The college offers various kinds of courses.
※ being the same or different SAME, DIFFERENT

2 people together
- being with a person: company (noun U)
I really enjoy his company (= I like being with him).
- a person or animal that you spend a lot of time with: companion
a travelling companion Her dog is her only companion.
- two people who are married or living together: couple
the couple who live next door
- to spend time and go to places regularly with sb: go* round/around/about with sb, go* around together
I don't like the people you are going around with.
- to be with and talk to other people: associate with sb, mix with sb
I don't associate with people from work. Her father thought she was mixing with the wrong sort of people.
- always together: inseparable
inseparable friends
- to go with sb to a place: go* (along) with sb, accompany sb
I went along to the post office with Carmen. The students were accompanied by their teacher.
※ taking sb to a place BRING/TAKE/CARRY
- (used about two people) holding each other's hands: hand in hand; with your arm linked together with sb else's arm: arm in arm
They were walking along arm in arm.
- if people are beside each other they are side by side
We sat side by side on a wall.

3 things together
- a number of things that belong together: set
a set of furniture a chess set a set of mathematical problems
- a number of objects of a particular type that have been brought together: collection
There was a large collection of papers on the table. a stamp collection
- to bring together a number of objects of a particular type over a period of time because they interest you: collect sth; a person who does this: collector
He has managed to collect together a large number of books and papers connected with the life of his famous uncle.
- a number of things of the same type, joined together or growing together: bunch
a bunch of flowers/bananas
- a number of things that are tied or wrapped together: bundle
a bundle of clothes a bundle of letters with an elastic band around them
- a number of things lying on top of one another or in a large mass: pile
a pile of books a pile of sand
- an untidy pile: heap
All his clothes are in a heap on the floor.
- to put things in a pile or heap: pile sth (up), heap sth (up)
Where shall we pile all this sand? They heaped all the boxes in the corner.

4 not together; separate
- things which are not together are separate (adverb separately)
We sat at separate tables. Do you think they look better together or separately?
- separately; away from sb/sth or each other: apart (from sb/sth)
They're always arguing, so it's best to keep them apart. Our two houses are only about five miles apart. She sat apart from the rest of the group, apparently absorbed in her own thoughts.
- without any other person: alone
I live alone.
- without another person or thing: (all) on your own, (all) by yourself
※ more on being alone ALONE
- not together; at different times or in different places: one by one, individually, separately
We'll have to see them one by one. Put the glasses carefully into the box, one by one. We went in to the interview room one by one. We talked to them all individually.
※—† becoming separate
- to stop being together: separate, split* up; to make people or things separate: separate sb/sth (from sb/sth); noun (C/U): separation
We separated outside the station and went our different ways. The rocket separated into two parts. Separate the whites of the eggs from the yolks. a painful separation separation from family and friends
- to separate sth from what it is joined to: detach sth (from sth)
The collar had become detached from my shirt.
- to separate from sth else by force: break* off; to cause sth to separate from sth else by force: break* sth off
Part of the wing broke off, causing the pilot to lose control of the plane. He broke off another piece of chocolate and gave it to the child.
- something which can be detached is detachable
a detachable bicycle lamp
- to break or separate into parts: divide (into sth); to break or separate sth into parts: divide sth (up) (into sth); noun (U): division
- a thing that separates sb/sth: division (between sth and sth)
There is a deep division in this country between rich and poor.
※ more on dividing things DIVIDE

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