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put together
1. v. To assemble, construct, build or formulate.
If you try to put together the model kit yourself, be very careful not to break any of the pieces.
We'll need to put together a plan if we want to get this project finished.
2. adj. In total.
Alaska has more land than Texas and Oklahoma put together.
3. adj. (especially with an adjective indicating degree) Stable and sound psychologically and hence in other respects; competent and responsible.
Analysis
put		©
1. v. To place something somewhere.
She put her books on the table.
2. v. To bring or set into a certain relation, state or condition.
Put your house in order!
He is putting all his energy into this one task.
together		©
1. adv. At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
We went to school together.
2. adv. Into one place; into a single thing; combined.
He put all the parts together.
3. adv. In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic partnership.

Example Sentences

I've put together a good wardrobe that way.  In government, he was immediately given the job of running a task force to put together a long-term energy plan, a flagship programme.  I was able to put together some winning packages and before long I was solvent again.  Did you ever, when you were a kid, put together the black ants and the reds so you could watch them fight?  After they had put together the detailed specification required by the solar grant application, they filled in the forms.

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