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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.
n.
A joint; a junction.
[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.
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.
20. Math. union (def. 10a).
[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
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| 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 |
| 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" |
| 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" | |
| 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" 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" | |
| 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
2. become involved in, associate with, affiliate with, become a part of Telephone operators joined the strike.
join in take part, contribute, participate, pitch in Everyone present will join in as she sings.
Proverbs
"If you can't beat them, join them"
"If you can't beat them, join them"
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join
verb2. To bring or come together into a united whole:
3. To unite or be united in a relationship:
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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
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
2. (= merge with) [+ river] → desembocar en, confluir con; [+ sea] → desembocar en; [+ road] → empalmar con
where does the River Wye join the Severn? → ¿a qué altura desemboca el Wye en el Severn?, ¿dónde confluye el Wye con el Severn?
where the river joins the sea → en la desembocadura del río en el mar
where the track joins the road → donde el camino empalma con la carretera
where does the River Wye join the Severn? → ¿a qué altura desemboca el Wye en el Severn?, ¿dónde confluye el Wye con el Severn?
where the river joins the sea → en la desembocadura del río en el mar
where the track joins the road → donde el camino empalma con la carretera
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 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
4. (= be with, meet) [+ person] → acompañar a
may I join you? (at table) → ¿les importa que les acompañe?
will you join us for dinner? → ¿nos acompañas a cenar?, ¿cenas con nosotros?
if you're going for a walk, do you mind if I join you? → si vais a dar un paseo, ¿os importa que os acompañe?
will you join me in or for a drink? → ¿se toma una copa conmigo?
I'll join you later if I can → yo iré luego si puedo
join us at the same time next week for (Rad, TV) → la próxima semana tiene una cita con nosotros a la misma hora en ...
Paul joins me in wishing you → al igual que yo, Paul te desea ...
they should join us in exposing government corruption → deberían unirse or sumarse a nosotros para sacar a la luz la corrupción del gobierno
may I join you? (at table) → ¿les importa que les acompañe?
will you join us for dinner? → ¿nos acompañas a cenar?, ¿cenas con nosotros?
if you're going for a walk, do you mind if I join you? → si vais a dar un paseo, ¿os importa que os acompañe?
will you join me in or for a drink? → ¿se toma una copa conmigo?
I'll join you later if I can → yo iré luego si puedo
join us at the same time next week for (Rad, TV) → la próxima semana tiene una cita con nosotros a la misma hora en ...
Paul joins me in wishing you → al igual que yo, Paul te desea ...
they should join us in exposing government corruption → deberían unirse or sumarse a nosotros para sacar a la luz la corrupción del gobierno
B. VI
3.
to join together (to do sth) (= meet) [people] → reunirse (para hacer algo); (= unite) [groups, organizations] → unirse (para hacer algo); (= pool resources) → asociarse (para hacer algo)
to join with sb in doing sth → unirse a algn para hacer algo
Moscow and Washington have joined in condemning these actions → Moscú y Washington se han unido para protestar por estas acciones
we join with you in hoping that → compartimos su esperanza de que ... + subjun, al igual que ustedes esperamos que ... + subjun
to join together (to do sth) (= meet) [people] → reunirse (para hacer algo); (= unite) [groups, organizations] → unirse (para hacer algo); (= pool resources) → asociarse (para hacer algo)
to join with sb in doing sth → unirse a algn para hacer algo
Moscow and Washington have joined in condemning these actions → Moscú y Washington se han unido para protestar por estas acciones
we join with you in hoping that → compartimos su esperanza de que ... + subjun, al igual que ustedes esperamos que ... + subjun
4. (= become a member) (of club) → hacerse socio; (of political party) → afiliarse, hacerse miembro
C. N (in wood, crockery) → juntura f, unión f (Tech) → junta f
you could hardly see the join → apenas se notaba la juntura or la unión
you could hardly see the join → apenas se notaba la juntura or la unión
join in
A. VI + PREP [+ game, celebration, conversation] → tomar parte en, participar en; [+ protest] → sumarse a, unirse a
they all joined in the game → todos tomaron parte or participaron en el juego
can anyone join in this discussion? → ¿puede participar cualquiera en esta discusión?
they all joined in the last song → todos cantaron la última canción
they all joined in the game → todos tomaron parte or participaron en el juego
can anyone join in this discussion? → ¿puede participar cualquiera en esta discusión?
they all joined in the last song → todos cantaron la última canción
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!
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
2. (= add) [+ extra piece, building] → añadir
B. VI + ADV [part] → unirse, juntarse
where the muscles join on to the bone → donde los músculos se unen a or juntan con el hueso
where the muscles join on to the bone → donde los músculos se unen a or juntan con el hueso
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.juntar, unir
2. to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry. Join point A to point B.unir
3. to become a member of (a group). Join our club! hacerser socio de, afiliarse
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.juntarse, confluir
5. to come into the company of. I'll join you later in the restaurant. reunirse con, unirse a
noun a place where two things are joined. You can hardly see the joins in the material.juntura
join forces to come together for united work or action. We would do better if we joined forces (with each other). aunar esfuerzos
join hands to clasp one another's hands (eg for dancing). Join hands with your partner; They joined hands in a ring. cogerse de las manos
join in to take part (in). We're playing a game – do join in!; He would not join in the game.participar, intervenir en
join up to become a member of an armed force. He joined up in 1940.alistarse
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join
v. unir, juntar; [as a member] hacerse miembro, hacerse socio-a; [meet] encontrarse.
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join
(two objects) vt unir, juntar; vi unirseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.