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Meaning of join in English
Pronunciation
/dʒɔɪn/
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Verb
join
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French joindre, from Latin jungere‘to join’
Definitions
1.
become part of
Examples
« become a member of a group or organization »
« He joined the Communist Party as a young man »
2.
cause to become joined or linked
Examples
« join these two parts so that they fit together »
Antonyms
disjoin
disjoint
3.
come into the company of
Examples
« She joined him for a drink »
4.
make contact or come together
Examples
« The two roads join here »
Antonyms
disjoin
disjoint
5.
be or become joined or united or linked
Examples
« The two streets connect to become a highway »
« Our paths joined »
« The travelers linked up again at the airport »
Noun
join
Definitions
1.
the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
2.
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
Examples
« let C be the union of the sets A and B »