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to·geth·er / təˈge[voicedth]ər/ • adv. 1. with or in proximity to another person or people: together they climbed the dark stairs they stood together in the kitchen. ∎ so as to touch or combine: she held her hands together as if she were praying pieces of wood nailed together. ∎ in combination; collectively: taken together, these measures would significantly improve people's chances of surviving a tornado. ∎ into companionship or close association: the experience has brought us together. ∎ (of two people) married or in a sexual relationship with each other: they split up after ten years together. ∎ so as to be united or in agreement: he won the confidence of the government and the rebels, but could not bring the two sides together. 2. at the same time: they both spoke together. 3. without interruption; continuously: she sits for hours together in the lotus position. • adj. inf. self-confident, level-headed, or well organized: she seems a very together young woman. PHRASES: together with as well as; along with: their meal arrived, together with a carafe of red wine. |
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"together." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "together." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-together.html "together." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-together.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "together." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "together." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-together.html T. F. HOAD. "together." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-together.html |
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Together, novel by Robert Herrick, published in 1908.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Together." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Together." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Together.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Together." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-Together.html |
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together
•blather, foregather, gather, slather
•farther, father, lather, rather
•grandfather • stepfather • godfather
•forefather
•altogether, feather, heather, leather, nether, tether, together, weather, wether, whether
•bather • sunbather
•bequeather, breather
•dither, hither, slither, swither, thither, whither, wither, zither
•either, neither
•bother, pother
•Rhondda • mouther • loather
•smoother, soother
•another, brother, mother, other, smother, t'other
•grandmother • stepmother
•godmother • housemother
•stepbrother • further
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"together." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "together." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-together.html "together." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-together.html |
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