join

[ join ]

verb (used with object)

1. to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together:

   to join hands; to join pages with a staple.

   Synonyms: amalgamate, consolidate, associate, combine, conjoin, attach, fasten, couple, link

   Antonyms: divide, separate

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, action, etc.; unite:

   to join forces against the smugglers.

4. to become a member of (an organization, party, etc.):

   to join a club.

5. to enlist in (one of the armed forces):

   to join the Navy.

6. to come into the company of; meet or accompany:

   I'll join you later.

7. to participate with (someone) in some act or activity:

   My wife joins me in thanking you for the gift.

8. to unite in marriage.
9. to meet or engage in (battle, conflict, etc.):

   The opposing armies joined battle.

10. to adjoin; meet:

    His land joins mine.

    Synonyms: border, abut

11. to draw a curve or straight line between:

    to join two points on a graph.

verb (used without object)

1. to come into or be in contact or connection:

   a place where cliffs and sea join.

2. to become united, associated, or combined; associate or ally oneself; participate (usually followed by with ):

   Please join with us in our campaign.

3. to take part with others (often followed by in ):

   Let's all join in.

4. to be contiguous or close; lie or come together; form a junction:

   Our farms join along the river.

5. to enlist in one of the armed forces (often followed by up ):

   He joined up to fight for his country.

6. to meet in battle or conflict.

noun

1. a joining.
2. a place or line of joining; seam.
3. Mathematics. union ( def 10a ).

join

/ dʒɔɪn /

verb

1. to come or bring together; connect
2. to become a member of (a club, organization, etc)
3. introften foll bywith to become associated or allied
4. intrusually foll byin 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. 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
    to report for work after a period of leave or a strike
12. join hands
    1. to hold one's own hands together
    2. (of two people) to hold each other's hands
    3. usually foll by with to work together in an enterprise or task

noun

1. a joint; seam
2. the act of joining
3. maths another name for union

Derived Forms

• ˈjoinable, adjective

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of join¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English joinen, from Old French joign- (stem of joindre “to join”), from Latin jungere “to join”; yoke ¹( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of join¹

C13: from Old French joindre from Latin jungere to yoke

Example Sentences

Writing on social media on the day Russia invaded, she said the war could have been prevented if had the US and its Western allies had recognised Russia's "legitimate security concerns" about Ukraine's bid to join Nato.

From BBC

In the fall of 2003, The Social Contract ran an ad encouraging its readers to join the Sierra Club so that they could help elect “leaders who will redirect this vital organization toward genuine environmental stewardship.”

From Salon

VDare encouraged its readers to “join the Sierra Club NOW and have your vote influence this debate. … The prize is enormous.”

From Salon

People who join later will automatically be placed at the back of the line, so it pays to be punctual.

From BBC

“What we’re trying to do is be close enough to these young women that you can understand how, in their late teens and early 20s, they would join a paramilitary organization, believing that peaceful protest is never going to work. We want you to be there with them, but then also to see the human wreckage of their decisions,” Keefe said over breakfast in Manhattan, N.Y., where he was joined by Zetumer and director Michael Lennox.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• cooperate
• enlist
• enter
• follow
• side with