Piece together
verb
To put parts of something together to understand it or to figure it out.
The police are trying to piece together the events of last night.
Often appears as...
- piece together information
- piece together events
verb
To join together separate pieces or parts to form a whole.
She managed to piece together the broken vase.
Often appears as...
- piece together a jigsaw
- piece together a puzzle
verb
To put parts of something together to understand it or to figure it out.
The police are trying to piece together the events of last night.
Often appears as...
- piece together information
- piece together events
verb
To join together separate pieces or parts to form a whole.
She managed to piece together the broken vase.
Often appears as...
- piece together a jigsaw
- piece together a puzzle
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Context Clues
Use surrounding words and sentences to understand 'piece together' in complex scenarios.
Detectives had to piece together clues from various testimonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Analytical Process
'Piece together' implies a careful, often slow, process of understanding or solving something.
It took hours to piece together the sequence of the system failure.
Pro Tip 3/3Incomplete Information
It's used when you have partial information and are trying to get a full picture.
We're still piecing together reports from the incident.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Clues
Use surrounding words and sentences to understand 'piece together' in complex scenarios.
Detectives had to piece together clues from various testimonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Analytical Process
'Piece together' implies a careful, often slow, process of understanding or solving something.
It took hours to piece together the sequence of the system failure.
Pro Tip 3/3Incomplete Information
It's used when you have partial information and are trying to get a full picture.
We're still piecing together reports from the incident.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Clues
Use surrounding words and sentences to understand 'piece together' in complex scenarios.
Detectives had to piece together clues from various testimonies.
Pro Tip 2/3Analytical Process
'Piece together' implies a careful, often slow, process of understanding or solving something.
It took hours to piece together the sequence of the system failure.
Pro Tip 3/3Incomplete Information
It's used when you have partial information and are trying to get a full picture.
We're still piecing together reports from the incident.
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