join
to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
to come into contact or union with: The brook joins the river.
to bring together in a particular relation or for a specific purpose, action, etc.; unite: to join forces against the smugglers.
to become a member of (an organization, party, etc.): to join a club.
to enlist in (one of the armed forces): to join the Navy.
to come into the company of; meet or accompany: I'll join you later.
to participate with (someone) in some act or activity: My wife joins me in thanking you for the gift.
to unite in marriage.
to meet or engage in (battle, conflict, etc.): The opposing armies joined battle.
to adjoin; meet: His land joins mine.
to draw a curve or straight line between: to join two points on a graph.
to come into or be in contact or connection: a place where cliffs and sea join.
to become united, associated, or combined; associate or ally oneself; participate (usually followed by with): Please join with us in our campaign.
to take part with others (often followed by in): Let's all join in.
to be contiguous or close; lie or come together; form a junction: Our farms join along the river.
to enlist in one of the armed forces (often followed by up): He joined up to fight for his country.
to meet in battle or conflict.
Origin of join
1Other words for join
Opposites for join
Other words from join
- join·a·ble, adjective
- mis·join, verb
- un·der·join, verb (used with object)
- un·join, verb
- un·join·a·ble, adjective
- well-joined, adjective
Words Nearby join
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How to use join in a sentence
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Not to be left behind, progressives in neighboring Wisconsin clamored to join the cutting edge of public health.
Lucas answered immediately when asked why he wanted to join the NYPD.
Already, 10 Republicans have declared they will vote for an alternative candidate and more seemed poised to join.
He then escaped from his detention and arrived on Tverskaya Avenue to join his supporters.
He remained as hopeful as ever that he would himself join the NYPD, whatever the danger.
If you have any thoughts of influencing me or my men to join the regular Confederate army, you may as well give up the idea.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe children possessed themselves of the tent, and Mrs. Pontellier went over to join them.
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British Dictionary definitions for join
/ (dʒɔɪn) /
to come or bring together; connect
to become a member of (a club, organization, etc)
(intr often foll by with) to become associated or allied
(intr usually foll by in) to take part
(tr) to meet (someone) as a companion
(tr) to become part of; take a place in or with
(tr) to unite (two people) in marriage
(tr) geometry to connect with a straight line or a curve
(tr) an informal word for adjoin
join battle to start fighting
join duty Indian to report for work after a period of leave or a strike
join hands
to hold one's own hands together
(of two people) to hold each other's hands
(usually foll by with) to work together in an enterprise or task
Origin of join
1- See also join up
Derived forms of join
- joinable, adjective
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