join
/dʤɔin/
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Definition
Verb:
- To connect or fasten things together: To bring two or more separate things into contact or union, creating a single unit or continuous whole.
- To become connected or linked: For separate entities to come together and form a connection or junction.
- To become a member of a group or organization: To enter into the membership or participation of a club, team, company, or other collective body.
- To come into the company of someone: To go to and be with another person or people, often to participate in an activity together.
Noun:
- A point or line of connection: The place where two things are linked or fastened together; a joint or seam.
- The act of joining: An instance of connecting or uniting.
Usage and Examples
Verb (To connect):
- The carpenter will join the two pieces of wood with glue and nails.
- Please join the ends of the rope together to make a loop.
Verb (To become connected):
- The two rivers join just north of the city.
- Where does this path join the main road?
Verb (To become a member):
- She decided to join the local chess club.
- He will join the company as a new manager next month.
Verb (To come into company):
- You're welcome to join us for dinner.
- I'll join you in the living room after I finish this call.
Noun (Point of connection):
- The join between the two pipes was leaking.
- Check the join in the fabric to ensure it is secure.
Advanced Usage
"Join forces": To unite efforts or resources with others for a common purpose.
- The two charities decided to join forces to provide more effective aid.
"Join the fray": To enter a fight, argument, or competitive situation.
- After watching for a while, he couldn't resist and decided to join the fray.
"Join battle": (Formal/Military) To begin fighting.
- The armies prepared to join battle at dawn.
Variants and Related Words
- Joiner (n): A person who constructs the wooden components of a building, such as doors and window frames; (informal) a person who readily joins groups or organizations.
- Joint (adj/n): Shared by or common to two or more (e.g., ). As a noun, it can mean a point of connection or structure (e.g., ) or (informal) a place of meeting.
- Joining (n): The action of connecting or becoming a member.
Synonyms
- Connect: To bring together or into contact.
- Link: To make a connection between.
- Unite: To come or bring together for a common purpose.
- Enlist: To enroll in the armed services; to engage for a cause.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Join in: To participate in an activity with others.
- Everyone was singing, so I decided to join in.
- Join up: To enlist in the armed forces; to connect or meet.
- He joined up right after high school.
- The dotted lines on the map show where the trails join up.
Related Idioms
- Join hands: To hold each other's hands; (figuratively) to combine efforts.
- The children joined hands and formed a circle.
- We must join hands to solve this community problem.
- If you can't beat 'em, join 'em: A saying meaning if you cannot defeat your opponents, you might as well cooperate with them or become part of their group.
- I didn't like the new policy, but everyone else did, so I thought, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."
Noun
- 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
- the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
Verb
- 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
- make contact or come together
- The two roads join here
- come into the company of
- She joined him for a drink
- cause to become joined or linked
- join these two parts so that they fit together
- become part of; become a member of a group or organization
- He joined the Communist Party as a young man