join

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US /ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ See IPA manual

verb 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.

Thesaurus

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

Common collocations

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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Actions & Processes

# join

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** 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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