put together

phrasal verb·2 senses·particle together

Meanings

1

Assemble or organize

Why “together”? Separate pieces come together to form one organised whole.

She put together an impressive presentation.
She prepared and organised an impressive presentation.
Omar put together a training plan for the team.
Omar prepared and organised a training plan for the team.
I put together a quick playlist for the party.
I quickly compiled a playlist for the party.
2

Combine things to form a whole

Put the pieces together carefully.
Carefully fit the pieces together into one whole.
Maya put the shelf together by herself.
Maya fitted the shelf parts into one whole by herself.
The mechanic put the engine back together by evening.
By evening the mechanic had reassembled all the engine parts.

Don't confuse with

put togetherput aside

Put together means assemble or organize. Put aside means save for a specific purpose.

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