Meanings
present singular third person puts together · participle present putting together
- transitiveTo assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
We'll need to put together a plan if we want to get this project finished.
2 more examples
If you try to put together the model kit yourself, be careful not to break any of the pieces.
Alan Pardew's current squad has been put together with a relatively low budget but the resolve and unity within the team is priceless.
2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC SportSynonyms: confect
- transitiveTo gather one's thoughts and come to conclusions.
They were drunk and slow and she was quick to her boot and quick with the blade and she had sliced one across the arm and the other across the cheek before either could put together what was happening.
2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 40, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 206
- In total.
Alaska has more land than Texas and Oklahoma put together.
- especiallyStable and sound psychologically and hence in other respects; competent and responsible.
I had the impression that she is well put together and has good ego-strength. She is aware of her tendency to be overly self-critical, is working on it and making some progress.
1954, Annette Marie Garrett, Learning Through Supervision, page 781 more example
Today, Bessy is still unmarried but she is well put together. She has bought two new cars since the divorce, she now owns her home, two of her children have college degrees, one is certified in medical assisting, […]
2011, Sondra Busby, Understanding Life and Its Challenges, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo assemble, construct, build, or formulate.
More synonyms by meaning
verbcreate by putting components or members together
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek συντίθημι, συντάσσω
- συντίθημι (suntíthēmi)to assemble or build
- συντάσσω (suntássō)to assemble or build
Chinese Mandarin 拼合, 組合 /组合
- 拼合 (pīnhé)to assemble or build
- 組合 /组合 (zǔhé)to assemble or build
- 組成 /组成 (zǔchéng)to assemble or build
- 裝配 /装配 (zhuāngpèi)to assemble or build
- 組裝 /组装 (zǔzhuāng)to assemble or build
- 制定 (zhìdìng)to assemble or build
- 總計 /总计 (zǒngjì)in total
- 合計 /合计 (héjì)in total
Finnish koota, koostaa
- kootato assemble or build
- koostaato assemble or build
- yhteensäin total
- yhdessäin total
French assembler, réuni
- assemblerto assemble or build
- réuniin total
German zusammenfügen
- zusammenfügento assemble or build
Italian assemblare, montare
- assemblareto assemble or build
- montareto assemble or build
- raccogliereto gather one's thoughts
- messe assiemein total
Korean 조립하다
- 조립하다 (joriphada)to assemble or build
Latin compōnō, compingō
- compōnōto assemble or build
- compingōto assemble or build
- condōto assemble or build
Polish składać, złożyć
- składaćto assemble or build
- złożyćto assemble or build
- poskładaćto assemble or build
- montowaćto assemble or build
- zmontowaćto assemble or build
- łączyćto assemble or build
- połączyćto assemble or build
- organizowaćto assemble or build
- zorganizowaćto assemble or build
- zbierać myślito gather one's thoughts
- zebrać myślito gather one's thoughts
- łączniein total
Portuguese montar, construir
- montarto assemble or build
- construirto assemble or build
- em sumain total
Romanian încropi
- încropito assemble or build
Russian собрать, составить
- собрать (sobratʹ)to assemble or build
- составить (sostavitʹ)to assemble or build
- сообразить (soobrazitʹ)to gather one's thoughts
- собраться с мыслями (sobratʹsja s mysljami)to gather one's thoughts
- вместе взятых (vmeste vzjatyx)in total
Spanish construir, elaborar
- construirto assemble or build
- elaborarto assemble or build
- en conjuntoin total
Swedish sätta ihop, tillsammans
- sätta ihopto assemble or build
- tillsammansin total
Turkish birleştirmek, bir araya getirmek
- birleştirmekto assemble or build
- bir araya getirmekto assemble or build
Ukrainian склада́ти, скла́сти
- склада́ти (skladáty)to assemble or build
- скла́сти (sklásty)to assemble or build
Cite this entry
put together. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20together
“put together.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20together. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put together,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20together.
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