phrasal verb · neutral
bring together
UK/brɪŋ təˈɡɛðə(r)/US/brɪŋ təˈɡɛðər/bring to·GET·her
cause people or groups to come into contact or to work together
Examples
“A good moderator can bring together people with very different opinions.”
“The summit brought together leaders from across the region to discuss trade.”
“Community projects can bring together neighbours who rarely speak to each other.”
Band 8 sentence
“The conference successfully brought together policymakers, scientists and activists to produce a clear action plan.”
Collocations
- bring together + people/communities/stakeholders
- bring together for + discussion/negotiation
Word family
Common mistakes
make together→bring together
join together the communities→bring together the communities
Say it for a higher band
5join→6unite→7+bring together
Synonyms
unite
gather
Easily confused
get together
“We should get together for coffee next week.”
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