Put together
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Meaning 1 of 3
Definition
To organize or prepare something non-physical (plan, presentation, team)
Example sentence
She put together a great presentation for the client meeting.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: put together + plan/group/collection (noun)
put together a presentation
put together a team
put together a playlist
put together a proposal
put together an outfit
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
They put together a solid game plan before the match. ✅ (Correct)
They put a solid game plan together before the match. ✅ (Correct)
Meaning 1 of 3
Definition
To assemble or build something (furniture, puzzle, model)
Example sentence
It took him 2 hours to put together the bookshelf.
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Common collocations
Natural word pairings to memorize.
Common pattern: put together + physical item (noun)
put together a bookshelf
put together a puzzle
put together a model
put together the crib
put together furniture
Separable usage
Can the object split the verb? Compare correct vs incorrect.
He put together a model airplane over the weekend. ✅ (Correct)
He put a model airplane together over the weekend. ✅ (Correct)