adjoin (redirected from adjoins)

ad·join  (-join)

v. ad·joined, ad·join·ing, ad·joins

v.tr.

1. To be next to; be contiguous to: property that adjoins ours.

2. To attach: "I do adjoin a copy of the letter that I have received" (John Fowles).

v.intr.

To be contiguous.

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[Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, ajoin-, from Latin adiungere, to join to : ad-, ad- + iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]

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adjoin [əˈdʒɔɪn]

vb

1. to be next to (an area of land, etc.)

2. (tr; foll by to) to join; affix or attach

[via Old French from Latin adjungere, from ad- to + jungere to join]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	adjoin - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" butt, butt against, butt on, abut, edge, border, march adjoin, contact, touch, meet - 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" neighbor, neighbour - be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"
	2.	adjoin - 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" contact, touch, meet spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" scratch, fray, rub, chafe, fret - cause friction; "my sweater scratches" attach - be attached; be in contact with hug - fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips" butt, butt against, butt on, abut, adjoin, edge, border, march - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" border, environ, surround, skirt, ring - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" lean against, lean on, rest on - rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired" converge, meet - be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
	3.	adjoin - attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"

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adjoin

verb connect with or to, join, neighbour (on), link with, attach to, combine with, couple with, communicate with, touch on, border on, annex, approximate, unite with, verge on, impinge on, append, affix to, interconnect with Fields adjoined the garden and there were no neighbours.

Translations

adjoin [əˈdʒɔɪn]

A. VT → estar contiguo a, lindar con, colindar con

B. VI → estar contiguo, colindar

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adjoin [əˈdʒɔɪn] vt → jouxter

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adjoin

vt → grenzen an (+acc)

vi → nebeneinanderliegen, aneinandergrenzen

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adjoin [əˈdʒɔɪn] vt → essere contiguo/a a or attiguo/a a
the room adjoining mine → la stanza accanto alla mia

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adjoin

v adjoin [əˈdʒoin]

to be next to or joined to His house adjoins the hotel. grens aan يُجَاوِر присъединявам sousedit ligge ved siden af angrenzen εφάπτομαι σε lindar con külgnema متصل بودن؛ ضمیمه کردن liittää toucher (à) לִהיוֹת סָמוּך संयुक्त होना graničiti s szomszédos vmivel berdempetan liggja að/saman, tengjast essere vicino a, essere vicina a 隣り合う 인접하다 būti greta, ribotis robežoties; atrasties blakus bersebelahan grenzen aan ligge ved siden av (hverandre) stykać się, sąsiadować estar pegado a se învecina (cu) примыкать susediť mejiti na graničiti se gränsa till ชิด bitişik olmak 毗鄰，緊鄰 прилягати; межувати متصل ، ملحق ، ملا ہوا sát vách 毗邻