Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be next to and joined with something: To share a common boundary or be in direct contact with something else.
   • To attach or add something to something else: To join one thing to another, often physically or conceptually.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • Our property adjoins the national park, so we see a lot of wildlife. (Our land is next to and shares a border with the park.)
  • Please adjoin the signed form to your application before submitting it. (Please attach the signed form to your application.)
  • The dining room adjoins the kitchen, which is very convenient. (The dining room is directly next to and connected to the kitchen.)

Advanced Usage

• "adjoining" (adjective): Describing something that is next to and connected with something else.
  • We booked two adjoining hotel rooms with a connecting door.
• "adjoins" in legal/formal descriptions: Often used in property, real estate, or geographical contexts.
  • The parcel of land adjoining the river is for sale.

Variants and Related Words

• Adjoining (adj): Next to and connected with.
  • The adjoining buildings share a wall.
• Adjacency (n): The state of being adjoining or close.
  • The adjacency of the two rooms made them feel like one large space.

Synonyms

• Border: To share a boundary with.
• Abut: To touch or lean upon for support (often used for structures).
• Contiguous: Sharing a common border; touching.
• Attach: To fasten or join one thing to another.

Related Phrases

• Adjoin to: (Less common as a phrasal verb, but used to specify what something is joined to).
  • A new wing was adjoined to the main hospital building.

Related Idioms

• "To be cheek by jowl": To be very close together. (This idiom conveys a sense of being adjoining or crowded together).
  • The old houses stood cheek by jowl along the narrow street.

Verb

1. attach or add
   • I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter
2. be in direct physical contact with; make contact
   • The two buildings touch
   • Their hands touched
   • The wire must not contact the metal cover
   • The surfaces contact at this point
3. lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
   • Canada adjoins the U.S.
   • England marches with Scotland