rejoin
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive):
- To say something in answer or reply, especially in a sharp or witty manner: To respond to a remark or accusation, often quickly and cleverly.
- To join together again; to reunite: To become a member of a group, party, or physical connection once more after a separation.
Verb (To reply): "That's not what I meant at all," she rejoined sharply. He listened to the criticism and then calmly rejoined with a counter-argument.
Verb (To join again): After a short break, the hikers rejoined the main trail. She left the company for two years but later rejoined as a senior manager.
Legal Context: In formal debate or legal proceedings, "rejoin" can refer to a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication. The counsel for the defense will now rejoin to the plaintiff's latest claim.
Formal/Archaic Usage: To return to a person or place. The knight promised to rejoin his king after the quest.
- Rejoinder (n): A reply, especially a sharp or witty one.
- Retort, reply, respond (for the meaning of answering).
- Reunite, regroup, return to (for the meaning of joining again).
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meanings are contained within the single verb form.)
(There are no common idioms specifically centered on the word "rejoin".)
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answer back
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join again
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