string together

verb

To connect or attach (some things) using string or a string-like material.

“I'll string together these beads to make a necklace for you.”

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Meanings

verbstring together (third-person singular simple present strings together, present participle stringing together, simple past and past participle strung together)

present singular third person strings together · participle present stringing together · participle past strung together · past strung together

  1. To connect or attach (some things) using string or a string-like material.

    I'll string together these beads to make a necklace for you.

    1 more example

    I'll string these beads together to make a necklace for you.

  2. broadlyfigurativelytransitiveTo put together in a series or sequence.

    When Romania did manage to string together some phases midway through the first half, England's discipline held firm, although on the whole it was a less focused display from the Six Nations champions in the second half.

    2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport

Translations

Spanish hilvanar, hilar
  • hilvanarput together in a series
  • hilarput together in a series
  • encordarput together in a series
  • ensartarput together in a series
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APA

string together. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20together

MLA

“string together.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20together. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “string together,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20together.

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