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
Recent Examples on the Web Since then, the pair has hung out for everything, from Fourth of July parties to Halloween bashes and New Year's Eve get-togethers. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024 Earlier this year, the Greens environmental club met for its weekly get-together in Ann Akey’s Advanced Placement Environmental Science — or APES, as it is called — classroom. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 Stewart was a passenger of a car with four other family members, including her mother and 8-year-old daughter, that was headed to a family get-together. Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2024 Ashwini, hungover and sleep-deprived from a pre-departure get-together with friends, browsed the notices on a bulletin board while her sister and friend checked in. Longreads, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get-together 

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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 1 Oct. 2024.

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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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