join

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/ dʒɔɪn /

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verb (used with object)

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.

verb (used without object)

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.

noun

a joining.

a place or line of joining; seam.

Mathematics. union(def 10a).

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Origin of join

1250–1300; Middle English joinen < Old French joign- (stem of joindre to join) < Latin jungere to yoke¹, join

SYNONYMS FOR join

1 link, couple, fasten, attach; conjoin, combine; associate, consolidate, amalgamate. Join, connect, unite all imply bringing two or more things together more or less closely. Join may refer to a connection or association of any degree of closeness, but often implies direct contact: One joins the corners of a mortise together. Connect implies a joining as by a tie, link, or wire: One connects two batteries. Unite implies a close joining of two or more things, so as to form one: One unites layers of veneer sheets to form plywood.

10 abut, border.

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ANTONYMS FOR join

1, 12 separate, divide.

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Related forms

join·a·ble, adjectivemis·join, verbun·der·join, verb (used with object)un·join, verb

un·join·a·ble, adjectivewell-joined, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for join up (1 of 2)

join up

verb (adverb)

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

(often foll by with) to unite or connect

British Dictionary definitions for join up (2 of 2)

join

/ (dʒɔɪn) /

verb

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

noun

a joint; seam

the act of joining

maths another name for union (def. 9)

Word Origin for join

C13: from Old French joindre from Latin jungere to yoke

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Word Origin and History for join up

join

c.1300, from stem of Old French joindre "join, connect, unite; have sexual intercourse with" (12c.), from Latin iungere "to join together, unite, yoke," from PIE *yeug- "to join, unite" (see jugular). Related: Joined; joining. In Middle English, join sometimes is short for enjoin. Join up "enlist in the army" is from 1916. Phrase if you can't beat them, join them is from 1953.

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British Dictionary definitions for join up (1 of 2)

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