piece together — to assemble information or parts to understand or create something complete
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to assemble information or parts to understand or create something complete
Pronunciation (IPA): /piːs təˈɡeðər/
Example Sentences
- After three cups of coffee, I finally pieced together why my cat keeps staring at the empty food bowl.
- Scientists are trying to piece together the climate patterns from ancient ice cores.
- She had to piece together her memories after the accident.
piece together
NOUN[/piːs təˈɡeðər/]
to assemble information or parts to understand or create something complete
to assemble information or parts to understand or create something complete
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
This phrasal verb emerged in the 14th century from the combination of French 'piece' (a fragment or part) and Old English 'together' (in union or combination). Originally denoting the physical act of assembling broken or separate fragments, the expression gradually expanded to encompass abstract meanings of synthesizing information, facts, or narrative elements into a coherent whole.
Breakdown
piece (French origin, meaning a fragment or component part) + together (Old English, meaning in union or combined state) = to assemble separate elements into a unified or complete form.
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📝Examples
“After three cups of coffee, I finally pieced together why my cat keeps staring at the empty food bowl.”
“Scientists are trying to piece together the climate patterns from ancient ice cores.”
“She had to piece together her memories after the accident.”
“I'm still trying to piece together what happened at last night's party from the embarrassing photos on social media.”
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