join
/ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ verb A1- To connect or combine into one; to put together. · The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe.· We joined our efforts to get an even better result.
- To come together; to meet. · Parallel lines never join.· These two rivers join in about 80 miles.
- To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.
- To start working on or participating in a project. · He joined season 2 of the television show.
- To come into the company of. · I will join you in watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work.
- To become a member of. · Many children join a sports club.· Most politicians have joined a party.
- To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables. · By joining the Customer table on the Product table, we can show each customer's name alongside the products they have ordered.
- To unite in marriage.
Plural join · He/she/it joins · Past joined · Past participle joined · -ing form joining
Verb forms
- Base form
- join
- He/she/it
- joins
- Past
- joined
- Past participle
- joined
- -ing form
- joining
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
She said, “All things are prospering with me, and I have only one wish, that there may be a heavy fall of rain, in order that the plants may be well watered.” Not long after, he went to the daughter who had married the tilemaker, and likewise inquired of her how she fared; she replied, “I want for nothing, and have only one wish, that the dry weather may continue, and the sun shine hot and bright, so that the bricks might be dried.” He said to her, “If your sister wishes for rain, and you for dry weather, with which of the two am I to join my wishes?”
Caderousse approached him just as Danglars, whom Fernand seemed most anxious to avoid, had joined him in a corner of the room.
“So, if you will allow me to join your party, I will also go to the Emerald City and ask Oz to help me.”
But now hasten on board, I will join you there ere long.”
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