Get together means to meet and spend time with people, usually informally: friends, family, colleagues. The noun a get-together is written with a hyphen and means an informal meeting or a small party: a family get-together.
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get together (with + people); get together for + coffee/dinner; a get-together (noun)
- The whole team gets together on Friday afternoons to discuss the week.
- Let's get together for coffee next week; I want to hear about your new job.
- My parents organise a big family get-together at their country house every August.
What changed
First versionWe're having a small meeting with old friends at my place on Saturday.
RevisionWe're having a small get-together with old friends at my place on Saturday.
Meeting seems the obvious word whenever people meet. But a meeting is usually a work meeting with an agenda or a business appointment. For time with friends, use get-together or the verb: we got together.
Get together means to meet; get along means to have a good relationship: We get along well, so we often get together at weekends. In conversation, meet up is just as common: Let's meet up after work.
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It's been ages since we last met. Let's ___ for lunch next week.
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get together — The friends haven't seen each other for ages and want to meet for lunch, so get together. Get along means to have a good relationship, and it doesn't describe a meeting.
Invite a friend or colleague to meet up. Say when you suggest getting together and why.
Shall we get together on Thursday evening to plan our trip to Kazan?
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