join
verb (used with object)
to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together.
have joined
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present perfectof join.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“I think about 4,000 people have joined since 2022,” he added, a more modest addendum.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The head of AI company Anthropic has called for the pace of development of artificial intelligence models to slow down and to be closely monitored, and other AI leaders have joined him.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
One focus, in particular, was Uyghurs who have joined the newly formed Syrian Army.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In Tibet, which is largely inaccessible to foreign journalists and where Chinese authorities are the only source of information, a total of 2,141 personnel have joined search and rescue operations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
How he wished that he had been a scientist, instead of a house painter in Stillwater, so that he might have joined some of the great Polar expeditions.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
