together

«together» in Mova's school dictionary: with each other, in one place or at the same time: «We… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb; adjective (casual: «a together person» — calm and well organised)

meaning for a pupil

1) Together means with each other, in one place or at the same time: «We play together». tree →

2) Together means joined into one group or one thing: «Glue the pieces together». tree →

3) Together can mean added up: «Together they have 15». tree →

4) (casual) To be together is to be boyfriend and girlfriend. tree →

5) (casual) «Get it together», «pull yourself together» mean calm down and get organised; «a together person» is calm and sensible. tree →

6) (formal) Exams say «combined», «jointly», «collectively», «in aggregate» or «taken together» for together. tree →

sense in the lessons

joining groups or people: «put together» and «have together» mean add; in science and crafts we mix or join things together; phrases: «put together», «all together», «get together», «work together», «together with»; in casual talk «get it together», «are they together?», «a get-together» (a small party); in rough talk «get your act together, you've counted wrong twice»; in the exam voice «combined», «jointly possess», «collectively», «in aggregate»

examples

• When we put two groups together, we add. tree →
• Tom and Zoe have 15 marbles together. tree →
• How many apples do they have together? tree →
• Let's sing the song all together. tree →
• Glue the two pieces of card together. tree →
• Mix the flour and the eggs together. tree →
• Hold hands and stay together in the crowd. tree →
• We're having a get-together, 8 of us plus nan. tree →
• Get your act together, it's 12 not 21! tree →
• Pull yourself together, it's only a scratch. tree →
• Two pupils jointly possess 15 marbles. Given that one holds 6, determine the holding of the other. tree →
• The combined mass of the two parcels is 9 kilograms. tree →
• Birds of a feather flock together. tree →

note

«put together» and «have together» mean add. Trap: «A and B have 15 together» gives the sum; to find one part, subtract. Do not mix «together» with «altogether» (in all, completely), though in maths both can mean add. «combined», «jointly» and «collectively» in an exam also mean together, so the sum. «get it together» has no number meaning.

In the corpora

• One worker alone has little power, but many together are much harder to ignore.
• Some families pay children for extra jobs, like washing the car, but tidying your own room is just part of living together.
• "Going out with someone" means two people are a couple who spend time together because they like each other a lot.
• Date night is when a couple goes out together, just the two of them, which keeps their friendship strong.
• Disagreeing is normal; talking it through is how couples decide things together.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «together» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.