rejoin
To join again; to unite after separationTo join again; to unite after separation.
» Tom has rejoined our company.
Том знову працює в нашій компанії.
Meaning
6 sensesTo join again; to unite after separation.
join again
To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
(intransitive)To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
(US, nonstandard)To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied to patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement, based on rejoinder.
(archaic)To state in reply.
(archaic, intransitive)To answer to a reply.
answer back
Examples
18 sentencesTom has rejoined our company.
Том знову працює в нашій компанії.
Tom has recently rejoined the team.
Tom has rejoined the team recently.
Neither Tom nor Mary has rejoined the team.
Tom rejoined the group.
Origin
From Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from rFrom Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)) and partly from re- + joynen. By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder.
From Middle English rejoynen, from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)). By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder.
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Forms
rejoins, rejoining, rejoined, rejoinedSynonyms
5 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle