conjunction
The act of joining, or condition of being joinedThe act of joining, or condition of being joined.
» Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.
Meaning
8 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
the state of being joined together
(countable, uncountable)A word used to join other words, phrases, or clauses together into sentences. (The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related semantically.)
Konjunktion, Bindewort
сою́зsojúz
сполу́чникspolúčnyk
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
(countable, uncountable)Cooccurrence; coincidence.
(countable, uncountable)The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth.
Konjunktion
конъю́нкцияkonʺjúnkcija
(astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
(countable, uncountable)An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.
(countable, uncountable)The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ ( and ) operator.
Konjunktion
конъю́нкцияkonʺjúnkcija
(countable, uncountable)A place where multiple things meet.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Sexual intercourse.
Zusammenhang
сою́зsojúz, связьsvjazʹ
Examples
20 sentencesRelative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.
We distinguish between subordinating and coordinating conjunctions.
deWir unterscheiden zwischen nebenordnenden und unterordnenden Konjunktionen. — al_ex_an_der
In my opinion, there is a conjunction missing.
deMeiner Erachtens fehlt da eine Konjunktion. — maaster
Bribes are something that arises in conjunction with power organizations.
Private companies have been working in conjunction with local communities.
ruЧастные компании работали рука об руку с местными общинами. — sigavax
Translations
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Origin
From Old French conjonction, from Latin coniūnctiō (“joining”), from coniungere (“to join”From Old French conjonction, from Latin coniūnctiō (“joining”), from coniungere (“to join”).
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Forms
plural: conjunctions| Singular | conjunction |
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regular
Synonyms
108 synonyms- an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences:conjunctiveconnectivecontinuative
- (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac:alignment
- something that joins or connects:junction
- the state of being joined together:junctionconjugationcolligation
- the temporal property of two things happening at the same time:concurrencecoincidenceco-occurrence
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable