Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of joining, or condition of being joined.

    the state of being joined together

  2. (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

  3. (countable, uncountable)Cooccurrence; coincidence.

  4. (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

  5. (countable, uncountable)An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another.

  6. (countable, uncountable)The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ ( and ) operator.

    Konjunktion

    конъю́нкцияkonʺjúnkcija

  7. (countable, uncountable)A place where multiple things meet.

  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Sexual intercourse.

    Zusammenhang

    сою́зsojúz, связьsvjazʹ

Examples

20 sentences
  1. Relative pronouns perform as 'conjunction + pronoun'.

  2. We distinguish between subordinating and coordinating conjunctions.

    deWir unterscheiden zwischen nebenordnenden und unterordnenden Konjunktionen. — al_ex_an_der

  3. In my opinion, there is a conjunction missing.

    deMeiner Erachtens fehlt da eine Konjunktion. — maaster

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  4. Bribes are something that arises in conjunction with power organizations.

  5. Private companies have been working in conjunction with local communities.

    ruЧастные компании работали рука об руку с местными общинами. — sigavax

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
grammar: word used to join words or phrases:
Русский
By meaning 3
grammar: word used to join words or phrases:
astronomy: alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth:
act of joining or being joined:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
grammar: word used to join words or phrases:
act of joining or being joined:

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
Singularconjunction
Pluralconjunctions

regular

Synonyms

108 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
conjunction — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto