Meaning

10 senses
  1. (transitive)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.

    verknüpfen, vereinigen, anschließen

    соединя́тьsojedinjátʹ, соедини́тьsojedinítʹ, скреплятьskrepljatʹ

    з'є́днуватиzʺjédnuvaty, з'єдна́тиzʺjednáty, об'є́днуватиobʺjédnuvaty

  2. (intransitive)To come together; to meet.

    Parallel lines never join.

    These two rivers join in about 80 miles.

    zusammenkommen, sich treffen

    соединя́тьсяsojedinjátʹsja, соедини́тьсяsojedinítʹsja, объединя́тьсяobʺjedinjátʹsja

    з'є́днуватисяzʺjédnuvatysja, з'єдна́тисяzʺjednátysja, об'є́днуватисяobʺjédnuvatysja

    make contact or come together

  3. (intransitive)To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.

  4. (transitive)To start working on or participating in a project.

    He joined season 2 of the television show.

  5. (transitive)To come into the company of.

    I will join you in watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work.

    sich anschließen

    присоединя́тьсяprisojedinjátʹsja, присоедини́тьсяprisojedinítʹsja, вступа́тьvstupátʹ

    приє́днуватисяpryjédnuvatysja, приєдна́тисяpryjednátysja

    come into the company of

  6. (transitive)To become a member of.

    Many children join a sports club.

    Most politicians have joined a party.

    beitreten

    вступа́тьvstupátʹ, вступи́тьvstupítʹ

    вступа́тиvstupáty, вступи́тиvstupýty

    become part of; become a member of a group or organization

  7. (transitive)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.

  8. To unite in marriage.

  9. To accept, or engage in, as a contest.

    to join encounter, battle, or issue

  10. (obsolete, rare)To enjoin upon; to command.

Examples

1780 sentences
  1. I'd like to join your group.

    Я хотів би приєднатися до вашої групи.

    ruЯ бы хотел присоединиться к вашей группе.

    deIch würde der Gruppe gerne beitreten.

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  2. I joined him at the station.

    Я приєднався до нього на станції.

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  3. I want you to join us.

    Я хочу, щоб ти приєднався до нас.

    ruЯ хочу, чтобы ты к нам присоединился.

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  4. Do you want to join us?

    Хочеш приєднатися до нас?

    ruХотите присоединиться к нам?

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  5. I want to join the army.

    Я хочу піти в армію.

    ruЯ хочу пойти в армию.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
to combine more than one item into one; to put together:
to come together; to meet:
to come into the company of:
to become a member of:
Русский
By meaning 3
to combine more than one item into one; to put together:
to come together; to meet:
to come into the company of:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to combine more than one item into one; to put together:
to come together; to meet:
to come into the company of:
to become a member of:

Origin

From Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, fro

From Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, from Latin iungō (“join, yoke”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”). Cognate with Old English iucian, iugian, ġeocian, ġyċċan (“to join; yoke”). More at yoke.

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Forms

joins, joining, joined, joined
Base formjoin · to join
3rd person singularjoins
Present participlejoining
Past simplejoined
Past participlejoined

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyjoin
he, she, itjoins

Past simpleLesson

all personsjoined

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave joined
he, she, ithas joined

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill join

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

41 synonyms
to combine more than one item into one:bewed
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

23 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • join the team
  • join the army
  • join our team
  • want to join
  • to join the
  • to join our
  • join our club
  • join our band
  • planning on joining
  • planning to join
  • on joining the
  • like to join

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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