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join

UK/ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ US/ˈdʒɔɪn/ very common
verb (5) noun (2)

verb

1.

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

  • “He joined the Communist Party as a young man”
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2.

cause to become joined or linked

  • “join these two parts so that they fit together”
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3.

come into the company of

  • “She joined him for a drink”
4.

make contact or come together

  • “The two roads join here”
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5.

be or become joined or united or linked

  • “The two streets connect to become a highway”
  • “Our paths joined”
  • “The travelers linked up again at the airport”
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noun

1.
2.

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

  • “let C be the union of the sets A and B”
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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • full outer join
  • Jacob's join
  • join forces
  • join hands
  • join in
  • join issue
  • join out
  • join point
  • join the choir invisible
  • join the club
  • join tree
  • joining fee

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