Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - together

~1 adv 1 »MAKE ONE THING« if you want to put two or more things together, you join them so that they form a single subject or group  (Mix the butter and sugar together. | He added all the numbers together. | We stuck the pieces together again. | The model was held together with string.) 2 »IN ONE PLACE« if you keep, collect etc things together, you keep or collect them all in one place  (I gathered all my favourite paintings together.) 3 close/packed/crowded etc together if people or objects are close together, packed together etc, they are placed very near to each other  (The climbers were sitting huddled together for warmth. | Her ornaments were all bunched together at one end of the shelf.) 4 »AGAINST EACH OTHER« if you rub, bang etc things together, you rub or bang them against each other  (Max was rubbing his hands together with glee. | Knock the brushes together to clean them.) 5 »WITH EACH OTHER« if two or more people are together or do something together, they are with each other or do something with each other  (We were at school together. | Let's all stay together or someone might get lost. | They've decided to spend more time together. | I hear George and his wife have got back together. | all together (now) spoken (=used when you are asking a group of people to say or do something together))  (Right men. All together now...Push!) 6 »IN AGREEMENT« if people are together, come together etc they are or become united and work with each other  (Together we can win. | We must work closely together on this one. | bring the two sides in the dispute together) 7 »AT THE SAME TIME« at the same time  (Why do all the bills always come together? | You should have used both the tools together.) 8 together with in addition to; at the same time as  (Just bring it back to the store, together with your receipt.) 9 »WITHOUT STOPPING« old use without interruption  (It rained for four days together.)  (- see also get your act together act1 (5), hold together hold1, piece sth together piece2, pull together pull1) ~2 adj spoken someone who is together always thinks clearly and does things in a very sensible, organized way  (I admire Rosie - she's such a together person.)