together vs apart

Definitions

adverb

1. in contact with each other or in proximity
2. at the same time
3. in each other's company
4. with cooperation and interchange
5. assembled in one place

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adjective

1. mentally and emotionally stable

Examples

Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy.

Rows of brick garden apartments all backed onto a massive common garden: a shared backyard for children to play, dogs to gambol, and families to eat picnics together.

We spent a lot of time together, well over two months, and so we really got to know each other.

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Definitions

adverb

1. one from the other
2. not taken into account or excluded from consideration
3. away from another or others
4. separated or at a distance in place or position or time
5. into parts or pieces

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adjective

1. remote and separate physically or socially
2. having characteristics not shared by others

Examples

Everyone's at it - apart from a few notable and honourable exceptions.

Rows of brick garden apartments all backed onto a massive common garden: a shared backyard for children to play, dogs to gambol, and families to eat picnics together.

Apart from paintings he produced a good deal of graphic work, including numerous book illustrations in lithograph and woodcut.

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