Phrase guide

bring together

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cause people to do something together; to bring about togetherness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

cause to become joined or linked

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • join these two parts so that they fit together

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: join

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: connect, link, tie, link up

Narrower terms: ankylose, ancylose, connect, miter, ply, close up, close, anastomose, inosculate, match, mate, couple, pair, twin, mortice, mortise, cog, fair, scarf, rebate, rabbet, seam, bridge, ligate, assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together, sovietize, sovietise

4

verb

Meaning 4

bring together in a common cause or emotion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The death of their child had drawn them together

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bond, draw together

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unite, unify

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: kunigi — other than figuratively or idiomatically
  • German: zusammenführen — to cause people to do something together
  • Irish: cuideachtaigh — to cause people to do something together
  • Sanskrit: समाकुरुते (samākurute) — to cause people to do something together
  • Spanish: concitar — to cause people to do something together