join up

British  

verb

1. (intr) to become a member of a military or other organization; enlist

2. (often foll by with) to unite or connect

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Example Sentences

The Real Madrid midfielder was left out of the October camp after injury despite wanting to join up as Tuchel favoured keeping a settled group after excellent performances.

From BBC

Despite those efforts, Israeli officials assess that hundreds of elite Hezbollah fighters were able to go south of the Litani River and join up with other Hezbollah units there after the war with Iran began.

From The Wall Street Journal

But they could not afford to keep him and, although United sporting director Dan Ashworth was credited with brokering the truce that allowed Sancho to join up with United in the pre-season of 2024, it was a temporary situation, which Chelsea seemed to solve by agreeing a loan that committed them to a permanent transfer at the end of the season.

From BBC

Stitching together Evy’s personal drama with the one involving the couple she learns about from the audio files, the movie seeks also to join up the various bits of folklore and demonology into a coherent whole.

From The Wall Street Journal

"While corporate parenting duties technically end once a child is adopted, I believe there is a continuing moral duty on the state to ensure that it provides for any on-going needs of that child. It is not only more resources that are required, but also better join up of the services that do exist," she added.

From BBC

Related Words

• admit
• appoint
• assign
• attract
• call up
• conscript
• employ
• engage
• enroll
• enter
• gather
• hire
• join
• mobilize
• recruit
• serve
• volunteer