join

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US /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ UK /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #844

Meanings

1

verb
To become a member of a group or organization.

She decided to join the swimming club.
2

verb
To do something together with someone, or come to be with them.

Will you join us for dinner tonight?
3

verb
To connect or fasten two or more things together.

The plumber joined the two pipes.
4

verb
To come together or meet.

The two roads join just past the bridge.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

3 verb · to connect or fasten two or... connect conjoin

More accouple affix assemble associate attach bind clasp clinch combine conglomerate conglutinate

Opposites

detach disconnect disjoin divide unfasten

Word family

Forms joinedjoiningjoins

Derived forms cojoinconjoin disjoininterjoinjoin-handjoinabilityjoinablejoinermisjoinmultijoinrejoinself-join

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Phrases (7)

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join a club
become a member of a club

Verb + noun
join a group
become part of an existing group

Verb + noun
join a team
to become a member of a group working or playing together

Verb + noun
join a church
To become a member of a church congregation

Verb + noun
join a company
to become an employee of a business organization

Verb + noun
join a conversation
to begin participating in a discussion already in progress

Verb + noun

Proverbs (1)

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If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

Simplified etymology

Join came into Middle English through Old French joindre from Latin jungere, “to join.” The same Latin base also produced joint, juncture, and junction.

Etymology

From Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, from Latin iungō (“join, yoke”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”). Cognate with Old English iucian, iugian, ġeocian, ġyċċan (“to join; yoke”). More at yoke.

*yewg- Proto-Indo-European joinen Middle English joindre Old French iungō Latin

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# join

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 844

## Meanings
1. To become a member of a group or organization.
2. To do something together with someone, or come to be with them.
3. To connect or fasten two or more things together.
4. To come together or meet.

## Examples
- She decided to join the swimming club.
- Will you join us for dinner tonight?
- The plumber joined the two pipes.
- The two roads join just past the bridge.

## Synonyms
- accouple
- affix
- assemble
- associate
- attach
- bind
- clasp
- clinch
- combine
- conglomerate
- conglutinate
- conjoin

## Antonyms
- detach
- disconnect
- disjoin
- divide
- unfasten

## Derived Forms
- cojoin
- conjoin
- disjoin
- interjoin
- join-hand
- joinability
- joinable
- joiner
- misjoin
- multijoin
- rejoin
- self-join

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *yewg-
- Root: joinen
- Root: joindre
- Root: iungō

## Etymology
From Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, from Latin iungō (“join, yoke”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”). Cognate with Old English iucian, iugian, ġeocian, ġyċċan (“to join; yoke”). More at yoke.

## AI Etymology
Join comes from Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, from Latin iungō (“join, yoke”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”). Cognate with Old English iucian, iugian, ġeocian, ġyċċan (“to join; yoke”). More at yoke.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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