rejoin

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ See IPA manual

Freq #18044

Meanings

1

verb
To join or come back to a group, place, or activity after leaving it.

After a short break, she rejoined the meeting.
2

verb
To connect things together again after they have been separated.

The two parts of the path rejoin near the river.
3

verb
To reply, especially sharply or in answer to something said.

"That's none of your business," he rejoined angrily.

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Synonyms

3 verb · to reply, especially... return

Word family

Forms rejoinedrejoiningrejoins

Derived forms rejoinablerejoinersurrejoinunrejoined

Related forms conjoinrejoint

Etymology

From Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)) and partly from re- + joynen. By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder.

*yewg- Proto-Indo-European rejoynen Middle English

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# rejoin

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
**Frequency rank:** 18044

## Meanings
1. To join or come back to a group, place, or activity after leaving it.
2. To connect things together again after they have been separated.
3. To reply, especially sharply or in answer to something said.

## Examples
- After a short break, she rejoined the meeting.
- The two parts of the path rejoin near the river.
- "That's none of your business," he rejoined angrily.

## Derived Forms
- rejoinable
- rejoiner
- surrejoin
- unrejoined

## Related Forms
- conjoin
- rejoint

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *yewg-
- Root: rejoynen

## Etymology
From Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)) and partly from re- + joynen. By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder.

## AI Etymology
Rejoin comes from Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)) and partly from re- + joynen. By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder. Modern senses include to join or come back to a group, place, or activity after leaving it. and to connect things together again after they have been separated.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as rejoinable, rejoiner, surrejoin, and unrejoined and related forms such as conjoin and rejoint.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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