togetheradv.prep.n.adj.
/təˈɡɛðə/, U.S. /təˈɡɛðər/ A. adv.† 9. Together with this; in addition, besides, at the same time, moreover. Obsolete. rare.
1.
a. Into one gathering, company, mass, or body.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adverb]
together707
to-samec893
midOE
samedOE
samenc975
samenlya1300
in blanda1400
overhead?a1425
ensemblec1440
togethers1440
collectively1597
totally1676
collectedlya1687
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adverb] > into one gathering or mass
together707
togethersc1175
togetherwardc1275
gether1589
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adverb] > in one assembly (of people or animals)
together707
togethersc1175
ymonec1300
i-samec1320
whollyc1330
in numbera1375
sam1390
insamea1400
bedene1522
the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > [adverb] > together
together707
anonOE
707 Charter of Ine of Wessex in Birch Cart. Sax. I. 149 Andlang Icenan þer Cendefer and Icene cumað to gædere; andlang Cendefer þer hit ær upeode.
c1000 West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xv. 10 And he þa ðam menegum to-gædere geclypedum þus cwæð.
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 1485 & gaddresst swa þe clene corn All fra þe chaff to geddre.
c1386 G. Chaucer Prol. l. 824 Vp roos oure hoost..And gadred vs togidre alle in a flok.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 2515 He did to-geder samen his men.
1482 Monk of Evesham 22 Than all the brethirne came to gedyr in to the chaptur hows.
a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Certain Bks. Aenæis (1557) ii. sig. Diii A rout exiled, a wreched multitude, From eche where flockke together.
1552–3 Inventory Church Goods in Ann. Diocese Lichfield (1863) IV. 6 On other grett bell..to call the parishonars to geather.
1611 Bible (King James) 1 Cor. xiv. 23 If therefore the whole Church be come together into one place. View more context for this quotation
1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. iii. 18 My next care was to get together the wrecks of my fortune.
1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. v. 126 Laying a' this thegither.
b. Of two persons or things: Into companionship, union, proximity, contact, or collision.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adverb] > together (expressing motion)
togetherOE
samenwarda1400
OE Andreas (1932) 1438 Þæt ðeos wlitige gesceaft, heofon ond eorðe, hreosaþ togadore.
1154 Anglo-Saxon Chron. ann. 1135 & hi to gædere comen & wurðe sæhte.
1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 8996 Hii were to gadere icome þis bataile to do.
c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 442 God and iche membre of his Chirche bene weddid togedre.
c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 142 Brynge þe parties togidere of þe wounde & sowe hem.
c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 53 The rammis raschit there heydis to gyddir.
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vi. xii. 224 When you see the battailes buckle together pell mell, and come to handstrokes.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 464 Ile manacle thy necke and feete together . View more context for this quotation
1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. xi. 202 To contain..both the Cheeks when they are shut together.
1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. xvii. 108 As easie as he can add together the Ideas of two Days, or two Paces.
1850 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 498/1 Our last extract tells how Dr. Chalmers and Edward Irving came together.
1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 251 Two flints struck together yielded fire.
2.
a. In one assembly, company, or body; in one place. (Not in Old English, which used æt-gædere.)
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the world > relative properties > relationship > accompaniment > [adverb] > together
withc888
to-samec893
amongeOE
togethersc1175
yferea1200
i-menec1200
togetherc1220
ymonec1300
i-samec1320
insamea1400
alongst with1582
jointly1656
concomitantly1696
collaterally1800
associatively1880
in tandem1930
in harness1967
c1220 Bestiary 369 in Old Eng. Misc. 12 Ðis wune he hauen hem bi-twen, Ðoȝ he an hundred to giddre ben.
a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1898 So riche were growen hise sunen, Ðat he ne migte to-gider wunen.
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) John xxi. 2 Ther weren to gidere Symount Petre, and Thomas, that is seid Didymus, and Nathanael, [etc.].
c1400 Mandeville's Trav. (1839) xxiii. 247 Here wyfes ne dwelle not to gydere, but euery of hem be hire self.
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection Pref. sig. Ai Al christians goeth this pilgrymage, al to gyther in one company.
1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 66 If they take the opinions of their Councell, both seperately, and together.
1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. v. 204 Shall we take a Hackney-Coach, and all of us together pay a Visit to your Friend? View more context for this quotation
1826 J. Wilson Noctes Ambrosianae xxix, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 774 We'll a' get fou thegither.
b. Of two persons or things: In each other's company; in union or contact.
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c1315 Shoreham i. 1912–8 Þe sibbe mowe to gadere nauȝt Þe foerþe grees wyþ-inne..And ȝef oþer þe fifte of-takeþ, To~gare moȝe hy dwelle.
1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. xviii. 22 Loue and leel by-leuye heeld lyf and soule to-gedere.
c1460 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Laud) l. 10571 Sone after to-gethir [Vesp. samen] they lay.
1483 Rolls of Parl. VI. 241/1 The said King Edward,..and the seid Elizabeth, lived together sinfully..in adultery.
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene vi. ii. sig. Aa4v He and I together roade Vpon our way. View more context for this quotation
1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 230 You and I have eaten a great deal of salt together.
1726 in W. Wing Ann. Steeple Aston (1875) 54 Two lands lye together at Drywell.
1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxix. 250 She gave George the queerest, knowingest look, when they were together.
c. In ideal combination; considered collectively; added or summed up. (Cf. to put together 3 at put v. Phrasal verbs 1.)
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > the whole or all > [adverb] > all taken collectively
whollyc1330
generallyc1350
riff and raff?a1400
overhead1483
collectively1597
accumulatively1645
aggregately1660
complexly1660
collectedlya1687
together1849
1796 H. Macneill Waes o' War i. 5 What this warld is a' thegither, If bereft o' honest Fame!
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 645 Jeffreys boasted that he had hanged more traitors than all his predecessors together since the Conquest.
d. predicative †(a) In agreement, consonant (obsolete); (b) Courting, or mutually engaged, as lovers.
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > [adverb]
conveniently1398
agreeably?c1400
answeringlyc1443
accordinglyc1449
cordantlyc1475
together1502
agreeingly1563
harmonically1604
uncrossly1615
sympathetically1621
coincidently1629
harmoniously1632
concordantly1646
congruously1656
concordiouslya1670
sympathically1684
consistently1706
compatibly1736
symphonically1854
1502 tr. Ordynarye of Crysten Men (de Worde) i. ii. sig. b.i It behoueth that the wordes & the doynge..be holy in ony wyse togyder.
1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones II. vi. ii. 230 She..knew better than any body who and who were together . View more context for this quotation
e. Used expletively in addressing a number of persons. dialect (East Anglian).
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a1825 R. Forby Vocab. E. Anglia (1830) Together,..used in familiarly addressing a number of persons collectively. Ex. ‘Well, together, how are ye all?’
1859 Notes & Queries 1st Ser. II. 217/2 Where are you going together? (meaning several persons). What are you doing together?
1866 J. G. Nall Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft 517 It has been wittily observed, that..‘together’ is [the] plural [of ‘bor’][a single person, male or female, being addressed as bor or ‘bo’, two or more persons as ‘together’].
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f. Colloquial phrase (all) girls together: see girl n.
3. In reference to a single thing.
a. With union or combination of parts or elements; into or in a condition of unity; so as to form a connected whole. to pull, shake oneself together: see the verbs.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > refreshment or invigoration > become refreshed or invigorated [verb (intransitive)]
to take (one's, a) breatha1398
to pull, shake oneself togethera1400
wheta1400
recomfortc1425
revigour1447
breathe1485
respirea1500
convailc1500
unweary1530
air1633
recruit1644
refresh1644
reanimate1645
invigorate1646
rally1646
to perk upa1656
renovate1660
reawake1663
freshen1694
renervate1801
recuperate1843
to recharge one's (also the) batteries1911
the mind > emotion > calmness > become composed or calm [verb (intransitive)] > recover composure
to pull, shake oneself togethera1400
to return to oneself?1566
recollect1587
breathea1616
collect1631
recover1648
to take a pull (at or on oneself)1890
the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > exert oneself or make an effort [verb (intransitive)] > make effort to recover oneself
to pull, shake oneself togethera1400
to pull one's socks upa1529
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > unity or undividedness > [adverb]
togethera1400
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 582 Now haf i sceud yow til hider, how tua thinges halds man to-gider.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 550 Of þir things..was adam cors to-gedir graid.
?1521 J. Fisher Serm. agayn Luther sig. Bv Euery vertue yt is gadred togyder is more stronger.
1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 2 As runnynge or chese-lope maketh mylke runne together into cruddes.
1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. xvi. 109 It standeth not well togither, that hee shoulde become bound to the Prince in tenne or twentie poundes.
1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 161 The matter hang's well together, if wee say [etc.].
1832 Examiner 562/1 While society holds together, while life and property are..secure.
b. After such verbs as fold, roll, etc.: Of different parts (sides, ends, etc.): Into or in contact or junction, so as to form a compact body.
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1480 W. Caxton Chron. Eng. ccxxi. 213 He opened the letter that he had folden afore to geder.
1526 Bible (Tyndale) Rev. vi. 14 Heven vanysshed awaye, as a scroll when hitt is rolled togedder.
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball iv. vi. 552 His leaues be..crompled, and drawen togither or curled.
1637 S. Rutherford Lett. (1664) i. cxli. 279 Ye..shall one day see God take the heavens in his hands and fold them together like an old holly garment.
4. At the same time, at once, simultaneously. (Usually connoting ‘in combination or association’.)
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the world > time > relative time > simultaneity or contemporaneousness > [adverb]
on (or in) one sitheeOE
togethersc1175
togetherc1200
at once?c1225
at one shiftc1325
jointly1362
at one strokec1374
with that ilkec1390
at one shipea1400
withc1440
at a timec1485
at (in) one (an) instant1509
all at a shove1555
pari passu1567
in (also at, with) one breath1590
in that ilkec1590
with the same1603
in one1616
concurrently1648
concurringly1650
contemporarily1669
simultaneously1675
synchronistically1684
coevallya1711
in (also with) the same breath1721
synchronically1749
at a slap1753
synchronously1793
contemporaneously1794
coinstantaneously1807
coetaneouslya1817
consentaneously1817
at one or a sweep1834
coincidentally1837
at the very nonce1855
one time1873
coincidently1875
in parallel1969
real time1993
c1200 Vices & Virt. 35 Ðe hali apostel namneð ðese þrie haliȝe mihtes to gedere.
c1480 (a1400) St. Paul 806 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 52 Þat he [sc. Nero] mycht stand his towr In, and se all to-geidir byrne.
1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. cc.viv I shall knowlege togyder all my synnes.
1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xi. ix. 416 Basil and Dionysius, and almost all the Latines..[hold] that God made althings together.
1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ iii. iii. §4 We cannot believe that and the Scriptures to be true together.
1746 W. Dunkin tr. Horace in P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Epistles ii. ii. 270 If Death..must mow Down Great and Small together at a Blow.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iv. 469 James found that the two things which he most desired could not be possessed together.
5. Without intermission, continuously, consecutively, uninterruptedly, ‘running’, ‘on end’. (In reference to time, less commonly to space.)
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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > [adverb]
togetherc1290
bedenea1300
continuallyc1305
an-end?1440
contunely1447
successively1531
jointlyc1540
continuedly1559
unend1559
durably?1567
outright1579
continuately1601
uninterruptedly1665
constantly1682
unintermittedly1693
unbrokenly1850
unintermittently1875
c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 280/73 In þe Cite of tolouse ten ȝer to gadere he was.
1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) i. 29 Where the soule was..sore tormented longe tyme togidre.
1582 W. Allen Briefe Hist. Glorious Martyrdom sig. e5 Tarying for wind four daies together.
1615 W. Lawson Country Housewifes Garden (1626) 8 Trees cannot beare fruit plentifully two yeeres together.
1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 44 That wall of China,..was continued and fortified for six hundred miles together.
1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 124 Forests..on Fire two or three Miles together.
1840 W. Gresley Siege Lichfield 242 He..never slept twice together in the same apartment.
1856 F. E. Paget Owlet of Owlstone Edge 148 Her back aches..if she sits up for long together.
6. In concert or co-operation; with unity of action; unitedly; conjointly.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > [adverb]
togetherc1330
jointlyc1375
joininglyc1430
upa1450
society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > [adverb] > with unity of action or purpose
togetherc1330
togethersa1387
in phalanx1817
solidarily1870
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. (1810) 7 Þe Scottes & þe Peihtes togider gan þei cheue, To waste alle Northumberland.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 17351 Eftir þair sabat þai badd togedir, þat þai suld all þaim gedir þider.
1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. i. 24 Birdes, of whom the male and female haue to gyder the charge in kepynge and norisshinge of their yonge fowlis.
a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 7 Conspyryng togydur in al vertue & honesty.
1807 W. Wordsworth Poems I. 86 Together we released the Cloak.
1891 Law Times Rep. 63 776/1 The contract and the label together constituted a written warranty within the meaning of the..section.
7. † b. After a trans. verb: = each other. Obsolete.† c. well or ill together: agreeing well or ill; friendly or unfriendly. Obsolete.
a. In the way of, into, or in mutual action (friendly or hostile); with or against each other; mutually, reciprocally.†In quot. 1523 in reference to distance: = of each other.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adverb] > mutually or reciprocally
againOE
togethersc1175
togethera1375
againwarda1382
changinglya1425
interchangeable1465
interchangeablyc1480
mutually1531
reciprocally?1555
reciproquely1558
intermutually1601
reportingly1611
alternatively1667
mutuously1683
reciprocously1683
interdependently1884
a1375 (c1350) William of Palerne (1867) l. 1011 Þan eiþer hent oþer hastely in armes, & wiþ kene kosses kuþþed hem to-gidere.
1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. Prol. 46 Pilgrymes and palmers pliȝted hem togidere.
a1400 W. Hylton Scala Perfeccionis (1494) i. li This is my biddynge that ye loue you togyder as I loued you.
c1400 Laud Troy Bk. 9244 With swerdes gode..Fauȝt thei to-gedur.
1477 Earl Rivers tr. Dictes or Sayengis Philosophhres (Caxton) (1877) lf. 35 Why it is that tresour and Science may not accorde to gider.
1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. xl. 55 They were within two leages toguyther.
1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer ii. sig. U.iiii Whiche..(as you knowe) are ennemies together.
1686 tr. J. Chardin Coronation Solyman 107 in Trav. Persia He resolv'd to set the King's two Chief Eunuchs..together by the ears.
1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. x. 93 I could perceive..my wife and daughters in close conference together.
1855 T. T. Lynch Rivulet xcvi. 142 Yet sometimes, and in the sunniest weather, My work and I have fallen out together.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [noun] > mutuality or reciprocity > each other
eithereOE
each otherOE
ilk otherc1275
togetherc1330
one another1340
every other1389
c1330 R. Mannyng Chron. Wace (Rolls) 4863 [Men] þat syþen han loued to gedre wel.
1483 Vulgaria abs Terencio (T. Rood & T. Hunte) sig. nvii Scolers shuld loue to gyder lyke as thei were bredyr.
1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. cxxviii. [cxxiv.] 364 When they mete, and haue nat sene toguyder longe before.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. cc After this day, the Kyng and she neuer saw together.
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1741 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 30 May (1932) (modernized text) II. 454 I believe we are yet well enough together for you to be glad of my safe arrival.
1765 Ld. Chesterfield Lett. (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2664 Probably that is the cause of their being so ill together.
1766 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 11 July (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2747 From the interview at Torgau,..they will be either a great deal better, or worse, together.
d. After multiply: By or into one another. Cf. add together ( A. 1b).
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the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [adverb] > multiplicatively > together
togethersc1175
together1709
1709 J. Ward Young Mathematician's Guide (1734) 340 Multiply the Base of the given Triangle into Half its perpendicular Height.
1885 C. Leudesdorf tr. L. Cremona Elements Projective Geom. 283 If these equations be multiplied together.
1894 Act 57 & 58 Vict. c. 60 Sch. 2 (3) The contents of the shaft trunk shall be ascertained by multiplying together the mean length, breadth, and depth of the trunk, and dividing the product by 100.
e. After belong: To one another; hence, to one or the same whole, company, or set. Cf. to hang together at hang v. Phrasal verbs, in A. 3.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adverb] > together (as a group or set)
together1897
1897 A. Lang Bk. Dreams & Ghosts i. 20 The two fragments, which you have published separately..belong together.
1908 Expositor Apr. 335 The whole is too closely connected and must, therefore, belong together.
8. together with n. (in various senses) Along with; in combination with, in addition to, or with the addition of; in company or co-operation with; at the same time as, simultaneously with.
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the world > relative properties > relationship > accompaniment > accompany [preposition] > together with
anentOE
together with1478
along with1711
along of1838
1478 Exch. Rolls Scotl. VIII. 603 (note) For his servandis mete, togiddir with his horse luveraye.
1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 49 With a schip read, or hartsum hauining place, togithir with grene Cnowis upon the seysyde.
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 88 The labouring, that is the male waspes, together with Autumne, make an end of their dayes.
1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper ii. 120 Simon..entred Persia, together with Thaddeus.
1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 21 The Gains and Advantages of a Constantinopolitan Embassie, together with the Splendor and Authority that belongs to it.
1698 R. South 12 Serm. III. 78 He..never weighs the Sin, but together with it He weighs the force of the Inducement.
1858 Penny Cycl. XI. 41/1 The former principality of Haliczia or Galiczia, which, together with a considerable portion of Red Russia, once formed part of Hungary.
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a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 157 This new invention of Printing..as it had brought in and restored Books and Learning, so together it hath been the occasion of those Sects and Schismes which daily appeared in the World.
a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 208 The King understanding this, and together finding that their Numbers and power did daily increase, advis'd to raise Forces.
Along with, in addition to, with the addition of, with. Obsolete. rare.
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1556 tr. J. de Flores Histoire de Aurelio & Isabelle sig. F Withe suttell communications vnto their maedens, to gheter [sic] a thousande written thinges that you fynde.
1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iv. 44 The Lordes Liutenauntes..together all Magistrates and Chief Officers..shall be bounde to promise to obserue..this vnion.
1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 25 You shall finde..the worth and value of it, together the whole processe of the great work of Sugar-making.
C. n.
Condition of being together, union; togetherness.Apparently an isolated use.
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1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. viii. 133 In their secrecy: in the close and boundless together of clasped hands.
D. adj.
a. Fashionable, up-to-date; hence used as a general term of commendation. slang.
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the mind > attention and judgement > fashionableness > [adjective]
in (also into) request?1574
bonfacion1584
fashional?1607
of request1613
fashionablea1627
à la mode1642
all the mode1651
modish1661
in mode1664
timeish1676
of vogue1678
voguea1695
mody1701
alamodic1753
much the mode1767
tonish1778
go1784
stylish1800
bang-up1810
tippy1810
varmint1823
up to the knocker1844
gyvera1866
OK1869
fly1879
swagger1879
doggy1885
faddy1885
fantoosh1920
voguish1927
voguey1928
à la page1930
go1937
hard1938
hip1939
down1952
swinging1958
a-go-go1960
way-in1960
yé-yé1960
trendy1962
with-it1962
go-go1963
happening1965
mod1965
funky1967
together1968
fash1977
cred1987
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [adjective]
faireOE
bremea1000
goodlyOE
goodfulc1275
noblec1300
pricec1300
specialc1325
gentlec1330
fine?c1335
singulara1340
thrivena1350
thriven and throa1350
gaya1375
properc1380
before-passinga1382
daintiful1393
principala1398
gradelya1400
burlyc1400
daintyc1400
thrivingc1400
voundec1400
virtuousc1425
hathelc1440
curiousc1475
singlerc1500
beautiful1502
rare?a1534
gallant1539
eximious1547
jolly1548
egregious?c1550
jellyc1560
goodlike1562
brawc1565
of worth1576
brave?1577
surprising1580
finger-licking1584
admirablea1586
excellinga1586
ambrosial1598
sublimated1603
excellent1604
valiant1604
fabulous1609
pure1609
starryc1610
topgallant1613
lovely1614
soaringa1616
twanging1616
preclarent1623
primea1637
prestantious1638
splendid1644
sterling1647
licking1648
spankinga1666
rattling1690
tearing1693
famous1695
capital1713
yrare1737
pure and —1742
daisy1757
immense1762
elegant1764
super-extra1774
trimming1778
grand1781
gallows1789
budgeree1793
crack1793
dandy1794
first rate1799
smick-smack1802
severe1805
neat1806
swell1810
stamming1814
divine1818
great1818
slap-up1823
slapping1825
high-grade1826
supernacular1828
heavenly1831
jam-up1832
slick1833
rip-roaring1834
boss1836
lummy1838
flash1840
slap1840
tall1840
high-graded1841
awful1843
way up1843
exalting1844
hot1845
ripsnorting1846
clipping1848
stupendous1848
stunning1849
raving1850
shrewd1851
jammy1853
slashing1854
rip-staving1856
ripping1858
screaming1859
up to dick1863
nifty1865
premier cru1866
slap-bang1866
clinking1868
marvellous1868
rorty1868
terrific1871
spiffing1872
all wool and a yard wide1882
gorgeous1883
nailing1883
stellar1883
gaudy1884
fizzing1885
réussi1885
ding-dong1887
jim-dandy1888
extra-special1889
yum-yum1890
out of sight1891
outasight1893
smooth1893
corking1895
large1895
super1895
hot dog1896
to die for1898
yummy1899
deevy1900
peachy1900
hi1901
v.g.1901
v.h.c.1901
divvy1903
doozy1903
game ball1905
goodo1905
bosker1906
crackerjack1910
smashinga1911
jake1914
keen1914
posh1914
bobby-dazzling1915
juicy1916
pie on1916
jakeloo1919
snodger1919
whizz-bang1920
wicked1920
four-star1921
wow1921
Rolls-Royce1922
whizz-bang1922
wizard1922
barry1923
nummy1923
ripe1923
shrieking1926
crazy1927
righteous1930
marvy1932
cool1933
plenty1933
brahmaa1935
smoking1934
solid1935
mellow1936
groovy1937
tough1937
bottler1938
fantastic1938
readyc1938
ridge1938
super-duper1938
extraordinaire1940
rumpty1940
sharp1940
dodger1941
grouse1941
perfecto1941
pipperoo1945
real gone1946
bosting1947
supersonic1947
whizzo1948
neato1951
peachy-keen1951
ridgey-dite1953
ridgy-didge1953
top1953
whizzing1953
badass1955
wild1955
belting1956
magic1956
bitching1957
swinging1958
ridiculous1959
a treat1959
fab1961
bad-assed1962
uptight1962
diggish1963
cracker1964
marv1964
radical1964
bakgat1965
unreal1965
pearly1966
together1968
safe1970
bad1971
brilliant1971
fabby1971
schmick1972
butt-kicking1973
ripper1973
Tiffany1973
bodacious1976
rad1976
kif1978
awesome1979
death1979
killer1979
fly1980
shiok1980
stonking1980
brill1981
dope1981
to die1982
mint1982
epic1983
kicking1983
fabbo1984
mega1985
ill1986
posho1989
pukka1991
lovely jubbly1992
awesomesauce2001
nang2002
bess2006
amazeballs2009
boasty2009
daebak2009
beaut2013
1968 Daily Mirror 27 Aug. 7/5 No finer honour can be bestowed on a man down the King's Road than to be called a together cat.
1970 E. Bullins Theme is Blackness (1973) 176 Honey, with the right clothes and a together front I'd be a knockout.
1971 Jamaican Weekly Gleaner 3 Nov. 5/1 I read in the Miami Herald that conditions in the women's jails [are] not so together.
b. Composed, self-assured; free of emotional difficulties or inhibitions. colloquial.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [adjective] > self-confident
self-confiding1647
self-assured1668
self-possessed1766
aplomb1865
hensure1929
together1969
1969 J. Fabian & J. Byrne Groupie ii. 19 I reckoned it was no good putting on a together image if you were all screwed up inside.
1971 New Yorker 18 Dec. 31 A young lady of twenty-two who's been through what Twiggy has been through has got to be a very together person to survive.
1974 A. Lurie War between Tates (1977) iii. 67 I forgot you, and me, and where I was—I felt very calm, very together.
1977 O.D. No. 3. 13/3 All free festivals dream of a together stage manager—try your best to get one, as on the day it's all up to him.
1978 I. M. Gaskin Spiritual Midwifery (rev. ed.) i. 41 I knew William was together enough to be there through the whole birthing and I was really excited that he was going to get to see such a heavy thing as a birth.
1979 Amateur Photographer 10 Jan. 67 (caption) Biddy and Eve—a very together cabaret act.
1983 Times 25 Mar. 13/3 An amateur flute player, well groomed and articulate, she looks a very together young woman.
Compounds
In nonce-combinations (chiefly with a verbal noun or agent-n.), after Latin con- or co- Obsolete.
together-binding n.
ΚΠ
1382–8 J. Wyclif Gospels (K.O. I. 141) The togidere bindingus.
together-healing n.
ΚΠ
1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. 45 b/2 The combinatione or together healinge is hindered.
together-speaking n. (= colloquy, conversation)
ΚΠ
c1425 St. Mary of Oignies ii. iv, in Anglia VIII. 163/12 Yuel togedir-spekynges harmeþ good maners.
c1425 St. Mary of Oignies ii. viii, in Anglia VIII. 173/22 Homely and often togedir-spekynge of seyntes.
together-words n. (= context)
ΚΠ
c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 283 The ful hool riȝt is expressid in these to gidere wordis, ‘Ȝeue to the dekenis citees forto dwelle in hem’.
together-worker n. (= co-worker, collaborator)
ΚΠ
1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 151 That the Apostles were together workers with God: yet that those same together workemen should be hyred to worke in this Vyneard.
Derivatives
toˈgetherhood n. = togetherness n.Apparently an isolated use.
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society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > [noun]
onehead1340
alliance?a1400
union?a1425
union?1435
allya1445
alliage1450
allyc1450
association1535
sociation1579
combination1593
confederacy1594
adhesion1614
coalescency1645
togetherness1656
compendance1658
junction1783
affiliation1791
confederateship1837
allyship1849
solidification1891
togetherhood1896
we-ness1920
us-ness1927
the world > time > relative time > simultaneity or contemporaneousness > [noun] > synchronizing
synchronization1828
synchronizing1882
phasing1896
togetherhood1896
1896 M. C. Clarke My Long Life 194 The most exquisite precision of tune, the most perfect togetherhood in beginning and ending phrases.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adverb] > into one gathering or mass
together707
togethersc1175
togetherwardc1275
gether1589
c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 4921 To-gædere-ward heo uusden. alswa heo wolden fehten.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement Introd. 17 They bryng theyr chawes togetherwardes agayne.
a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iv. ii. sig. F.iij Now I shrew their best Christmasse chekes both togetherward.
1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. 334 We shall not now stand so much upon any nice distinguishing of the termes; but take them togetherward.
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