join
join
verb (joins, joined, joined, joining)
/dʒɔɪn/
connect
1 transitive, intransitive to fix or connect two or more things together
join A to/onto B Join one section of pipe to the next.
The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge.
The head was not joined onto the body.
join A and B A central hallway joins the two halves of the house.
join A and B together Join the two sections of pipe together.
join (A and B) (up) Draw a line joining (up) all the crosses.
How do these two pieces join?
become one
2 intransitive, transitive if two things or groups join, or if one thing or group joins another, they come together to form one thing or group
the place where the two paths join
join something The path joins the road near the trees.
join together Farmers can join together to get better prices.
join with somebody/something They have joined with six other groups to lobby the government to end child poverty.
club/company
3 transitive, intransitive join (something) to become a member of an organization, a company, a club, etc.
I've joined an aerobics class.
to join a group/club/team/party
She joined the company three months ago.
He left school to join the army.
(figurative) to join the ranks of the unemployed
New members can join online.
It costs £20 to join.
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
formallyofficiallyvoluntarily…
verb + join
want towish toflock to…
phrases
an invitation to join something
do something with somebody else
4 transitive to take part in something that somebody else is doing or to go somewhere with them
join somebody Do you mind if I join you?
join somebody for something Will you join us for lunch?
join somebody + adv./prep They've invited us to join them on their yacht.
He joined her downstairs a few minutes later.
join something Over 200 members of staff joined the strike.
Members of the public joined the search for the missing boy.
join somebody in doing something I'm sure you'll all join me in wishing Ted and Laura a very happy marriage.
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
togethereagerlygladly…
verb + join
wish toinvite somebody tobe allowed to…
preposition
forinwith…
phrases
come and join somebodyan invitation to join somebody/​something
train/plane
5 ​transitive join something (British English) if you join a train, plane, etc. you get on it
road/path/line
6 ​transitive join something if you join a road or a line of people, you start to travel along it, or move into it
Idioms
if you can’t beat them, join them
join battle (with somebody)
join the club
join/combine forces (with somebody)
join hands (with somebody)
Phrasal Verbs
join in
join up
join
noun
/dʒɔɪn/
connection
​a place where two things are fixed together
The two pieces were stuck together so well that you could hardly see the join.
Word Origin
Middle English: from Old French joindre, from Latin jungere ‘to join’.