adjoin

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈd͡ʒoɪn/ UK /əˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #165159

Meanings

1

verb
To be next to and touching something else.

Their garden adjoins ours, so we often chat over the fence.
2

verb
To be connected to or share a boundary with another area.

Canada adjoins the United States along a very long border.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to be next to and touching... border contact

2 verb · to be connected to or share... border

Word family

Forms adjoinedadjoins

Derived forms adjoinedlyadjoining

Related forms adjunction

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman adjoindre, from Latin adiungō.

adjoindre xno adiungō Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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