join
verb · noun
Simple meaning
Make contact or come together.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
joynIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdʒɔɪn
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
Make contact or come together
intransitive
To come together; to meet.
transitive
To connect or combine into one; to put together.
Come into the company of
“She joined him for a drink.”
Become part of; become a member of a group or organization
“He joined the Communist Party as a young man.”
intransitive
To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.
noun
An act of joining or the state of being joined; a junction or joining.
An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Make contact or come together
Used this way, join is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- conjoin , rarer, so it draws attention
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How It’s Used
The word’s distinct uses, one example each.
Make / comeverb
“She joined him for a drink.”
Becomeverb
“He joined the Communist Party as a young man.”
More ways to use join
- “She joined him for a drink.”verb
- “Join these two parts so that they fit together.”verb
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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The act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication).
A person who likes to join groups.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Engage in a conflict.
Work together on a common enterprise of project.
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