join
join
(join)v. joined, join·ing, joins
v.tr.
1. To put or bring together so as to make continuous or form a unit: join two boards with nails; joined hands in a circle.
2. To put or bring into close association or relationship: two families that were joined by marriage; join forces.
3. To connect (points), as with a straight line.
4. To meet and merge with: where the creek joins the river.
5. To become a part or member of: joined the photography club.
6. To come into the company of: joined the group in the waiting room.
7. To participate with in an act or activity: The committee joins me in welcoming you.
8. To adjoin: where the garage joins the house.
9. To engage in; enter into: Opposing armies joined battle on the plain.
v.intr.
1. To come together so as to form a connection: where the two bones join.
2. To act together; form an alliance: The two factions joined to oppose the measure.
3. To become a member of a group.
4. To take part; participate: joined in the search.
[Middle English joinen, from Old French joindre, joign-, join-, from Latin iungere; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: join, combine, unite, link1, connect
These verbs mean to fasten or affix or become fastened or affixed. Join applies to the physical contact or union of at least two separate things and to the coming together of persons, as into a group: The children joined hands. The two groups joined together to support the bill. "Join the union, girls, and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work" (Susan B. Anthony).
Combine suggests the mixing or merging of components, often for a specific purpose: The cook combined various ingredients. The schools combined to make more efficient use of resources. Unite stresses the coherence or oneness of the persons or things joined: The volunteers united to prevent their town from flooding. The strike united the oppressed workers. Link and connect imply a firm attachment in which the individual components remain distinct: The study linked the high crime rate to unemployment. The reporter connected the police chief to the scandal.
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join
(dʒɔɪn)vb
1. to come or bring together; connect
2. to become a member of (a club, organization, etc)
3. (often foll by: with) to become associated or allied
4. (usually foll by: in) to take part
5. (tr) to meet (someone) as a companion
6. (tr) to become part of; take a place in or with
7. (tr) to unite (two people) in marriage
8. (Mathematics) (tr) geometry to connect with a straight line or a curve
9. (tr) an informal word for adjoin
10. join battle to start fighting
11. join duty Indian to report for work after a period of leave or a strike
12. join hands
a. to hold one's own hands together
b. (of two people) to hold each other's hands
c. (usually foll by with) to work together in an enterprise or task
[C13: from Old French joindre from Latin jungere to yoke]
ˈjoinable adj
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join
(dʒɔɪn)v.t.
1. to bring or put together or in contact; connect: to join hands.
2. to come into contact or union with: The brook joins the river.
3. to bring together in a particular relation or for a specific purpose; unite: to join forces.
4. to become a member of: to join a club.
5. to enlist in: to join the Navy.
6. to meet or accompany: I'll join you later.
7. to participate with in some activity.
8. to unite in marriage.
9. to meet or engage in (battle or conflict).
10. to adjoin; meet.
11. to draw a curve or straight line between: to join two points on a graph.
v.i.12. to come into or be in contact or connection.
13. to become united, associated, or allied (usu. fol. by with): Join with us in our campaign.
14. to take part with others (often fol. by in).
15. to be contiguous or close; adjoin.
16. to enlist in one of the armed forces (often fol. by up).
17. to meet in battle or conflict.
n.18. a joining.
19. a place or line of joining; seam.
[1250–1300; < Old French joign-, tonic s. of joindre to join < Latin jungere to yoke, join]
join′a•ble, adj.
syn: join, connect, unite 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: to join pieces of wood to form a corner. connect implies a joining as by a tie, link, or wire: to connect two batteries. unite implies a close joining of two or more things, so as to form one: to unite layers of veneer sheets to form plywood.
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join
Past participle: joined
Gerund: joining
| Imperative |
|---|
| join |
| join |
| Present |
|---|
| I join |
| you join |
| he/she/it joins |
| we join |
| you join |
| they join |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I joined |
| you joined |
| he/she/it joined |
| we joined |
| you joined |
| they joined |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am joining |
| you are joining |
| he/she/it is joining |
| we are joining |
| you are joining |
| they are joining |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have joined |
| you have joined |
| he/she/it has joined |
| we have joined |
| you have joined |
| they have joined |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was joining |
| you were joining |
| he/she/it was joining |
| we were joining |
| you were joining |
| they were joining |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had joined |
| you had joined |
| he/she/it had joined |
| we had joined |
| you had joined |
| they had joined |
| Future |
|---|
| I will join |
| you will join |
| he/she/it will join |
| we will join |
| you will join |
| they will join |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have joined |
| you will have joined |
| he/she/it will have joined |
| we will have joined |
| you will have joined |
| they will have joined |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be joining |
| you will be joining |
| he/she/it will be joining |
| we will be joining |
| you will be joining |
| they will be joining |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been joining |
| you have been joining |
| he/she/it has been joining |
| we have been joining |
| you have been joining |
| they have been joining |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been joining |
| you will have been joining |
| he/she/it will have been joining |
| we will have been joining |
| you will have been joining |
| they will have been joining |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been joining |
| you had been joining |
| he/she/it had been joining |
| we had been joining |
| you had been joining |
| they had been joining |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would join |
| you would join |
| he/she/it would join |
| we would join |
| you would join |
| they would join |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have joined |
| you would have joined |
| he/she/it would have joined |
| we would have joined |
| you would have joined |
| they would have joined |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  join - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is madeesophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium connexion, link, connection - a connecting shape |
| 2. | join - a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B" set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" direct sum - a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets | |
| Verb | 1. | join - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" sign up - join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes" band oneself, league together - attach oneself to a group unionise, unionize, organise, organize - form or join a union; "The auto workers decided to unionize" affiliate - join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group" rejoin - join again infiltrate, penetrate - enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" unite, unify - act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief |
| 2. | join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" connect - join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?" connect - join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area" miter - fit together in a miter joint ply - join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding; "ply fabric" close up, close - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella" anastomose, inosculate - cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels" couple, mate, pair, twin, match - bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" match - give or join in marriage cog - join pieces of wood with cogs fair - join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly scarf - unite by a scarf joint rebate - join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone" rabbet - join with a rabbet joint seam - put together with a seam; "seam a dress" bridge - make a bridge across; "bridge a river" connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" close - bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks" ligate - join letters in a ligature when writing assemble, put together, tack together, set up, piece, tack - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" disjoin, disjoint - make disjoint, separated, or disconnected; undo the joining of | |
| 3. | join - come into the company of; "She joined him for a drink" | |
| 4. | join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" feather - join tongue and groove, in carpentry attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" cross-link - join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein) anastomose, inosculate - come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose" connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" yoke - become joined or linked together engraft, graft, ingraft - cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" splice - join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes" splice - join the ends of; "splice film" patch, piece - to join or unite the pieces of; "patch the skirt" solder - join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together" weld - join together by heating; "weld metal" quilt - stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt" disjoin, disjoint - become separated, disconnected or disjoint | |
| 5. |  join - be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"syndicate - join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated" articulate - unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" complect, interconnect, interlink - be interwoven or interconnected; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle" |
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join
verb
1. enrol in, enter, sign up for, become a member of, enlist in He joined the Army five years ago.
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join
verb1. To be contiguous or next to:
2. To bring or come together into a united whole:
3. To unite or be united in a relationship:
4. To become a member of:
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Translations
مُلْتَقى، نُقْطَة الإلتِقاءيَصِلُ الأسْلاكيَصِلُ خَطَّيْنيلتَقي، يَتَّحِد مَعيَنْضَم
unió
přidat sespojitspojit sevstoupit dopřijít
blive medlem afforbindeløbe sammenmelde sigmødes
liittääliittyä
pridružiti sesastaviti
belépbeletorkollikcsatlakozáscsatlakozikillesztési pont
gerast meîlimur, ganga ísameinast; slást í hóp meîsamskeytislást í hóp meîtengja
加わる参加合流同伴接続
...에 합류하다가입하다
conectoconiungo
įstoti į kariuomenęstoti įsujungimassusiimti už rankųsuvienyti pastangas
iestātiespiebiedrotiespievienotiessaistītsalaidums
povezatipridružiti sespojiti
gå med ihänga medkomma medmötassammanfoga
เข้าร่วม
gia nhậptham gia
join
[dʒɔɪn]
A. VT
1. (= put together, link) [+ ends, pieces, parts] → unir, juntar; [+ tables] → juntar
to join (together) two ends of a chain → unir or juntar dos extremos de una cadena
the island is joined to the mainland by a bridge → un puente une or conecta la isla a tierra firme
to join A to B; join A and B → unir or juntar A con B
join the dots to form a picture → una los puntos para formar un dibujo
to join hands → cogerse or (LAm) tomarse de la mano
3. (= enter, become part of) [+ university, firm, religious order] → ingresar en, entrar en; [+ club, society] → hacerse socio de; [+ political party] → afiliarse a, hacerse miembro de; [+ army, navy] → alistarse en, ingresar en; [+ queue] → meterse en; [+ procession, strike, movement] → sumarse a, unirse a
join the club! → ¡bienvenido al club!
to join forces (with sb to do sth) (gen) → juntarse (con algn para hacer algo) (Mil) → aliarse (con algn para hacer algo) (Comm) → asociarse (con algn para hacer algo)
we joined the motorway at junction 15 → nos metimos en la autopista por la entrada 15
to join one's regiment → incorporarse a su regimiento
to join one's ship (= return to) → volver a su buque; (= go on board) → embarcar
see also battle A1
see also rank 1 A2
join in
B. VI + ADV (in game, celebration, conversation) → participar
he doesn't join in much → apenas participa
a couple began to dance and then we all joined in → una pareja salió a bailar y detrás fuimos todos
she started singing, and the audience joined in → empezó a cantar, y el público se unió a ella
join in everyone! (in chorus) → ¡todo el mundo!, ¡todos!
join on
A. VT + ADV
1. (= attach) → unir
how do I join on the sleeves? → ¿cómo uno las mangas?
2. (= add) [+ extra piece, building] → añadir
join up
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join
[ˈdʒɔɪn]
vt
(= become member of) [+ club, group] → s'inscrire à
I'm going to join the ski club → Je vais m'inscrire au club de ski.
to join the army → s'engager dans l'armée
(= meet) [+ person, people] → rejoindre, retrouver
I'll join you later → Je vous rejoindrai plus tard.
Will you join us for dinner?
BUT Vous dînerez bien avec nous?.
(at table, in activity) → se joindre à
Do you mind if I join you? → Puis-je me joindre à vous?
to join forces → unir ses forces
to join forces with sb/sth → s'unir à qch/qn
n (in mended object) → raccord m
join in
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join
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join
[dʒɔɪn]
1. vt
c. (person) → unirsi a
may I join you? → posso?, permette?
will you join us? (come with us) → viene con noi? (in restaurant, bar) → vuole sedersi con noi?
will you join us for dinner? → viene a cena con noi?
will you join me in a drink? → posso offrirle qualcosa da bere?
I'll join you later → vi raggiungo più tardi
they joined us in protesting → si sono uniti a noi nel protestare
join in
join on
join up
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join
(dʒoin) verb1. (often with up, ~on etc) to put together or connect. The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.
2. to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry. Join point A to point B.
3. to become a member of (a group). Join our club!
4. (sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with). This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.
5. to come into the company of. I'll join you later in the restaurant.
nouna place where two things are joined. You can hardly see the joins in the material.
join forcesto come together for united work or action. We would do better if we joined forces (with each other).
join handsto clasp one another's hands (eg for dancing). Join hands with your partner; They joined hands in a ring.
join into take part (in). We're playing a game – do join in!; He would not join in the game.
join upto become a member of an armed force. He joined up in 1940.
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join
→ يَنْضَمُ, يَنْضَمُّ إلى přidat se, spojit (se) melde sig, slutte sig til beitreten εγγράφομαι, συμμετέχω unir, unirse, unirse a liittää, liittyä adhérer à, rejoindre pridružiti se, sastaviti unire, unirsi ･･･に入る, 加わる ...에 합류하다, 가입하다 aansluiten bij (zich), lid worden van slutte seg til, tilslutte dołączyć integrar, juntar, juntar-se вступить, соединять förena, gå med i เข้าร่วม katılmak gia nhập, tham gia 加入, 参加Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
join
v. unir, juntar; [as a member] hacerse miembro, hacerse socio-a; [meet] encontrarse.
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- May I join you? (US)
Can I join you? (UK)
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join
(two objects) vt unir, juntar; vi unirse
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