piece together
To physically assemble from fragments or piecesTo physically assemble (or reassemble) from fragments or pieces.
» He stuck the broken pieces together.
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2 sensesTo physically assemble (or reassemble) from fragments or pieces.
The community pieced together a quilt using a square stitched in each household.
It took years for the archeologist to piece together the fragments of the shattered vase.
zusammenfügen, zusammensetzen, zusammenstellen
(figuratively)To reconstruct an event or goal from incomplete or flawed elements.
The detective painstakingly collected clues to piece together what happened that tragic night.
klittern, zusammenklittern, zusammenstückeln
Examples
45 sentencesHe stuck the broken pieces together.
Tom stuck the broken pieces together.
Tom tried to put the broken pieces back together.
Tom found two pieces that fit together.
deTom fand zwei Teile, die zusammenpassten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
All the pieces fit together.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Forms
pieces together, piecing together, pieced together, pieced together| Base form | piece together · to piece together |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pieces together |
| Present participle | piecing together |
| Past simple | pieced together |
| Past participle | pieced together |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle