Link Centre Dictionary

adjoin

ad·join

US/əˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ fairly common

verb

1.

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

  • “Canada adjoins the U.S.”
  • “England marches with Scotland”
Synonyms
2.

be in direct physical contact with; make contact

  • “The two buildings touch”
  • “Their hands touched”
  • “The wire must not contact the metal cover”
  • “The surfaces contact at this point”
Synonyms
3.

attach or add

  • “I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer”

Origin

From Anglo-Norman adjoindre, from Latin adiungō.

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

Related verbs

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.