| join (join) v. joined, join·ing, joins v.tr. 1. To put or bring together so as to make continuous or form a unit: join two boards with nails; joined hands in a circle. 2. To put or bring into close association or relationship: two families that were joined by marriage; join forces. 3. To connect (points), as with a straight line. 4. To meet and merge with: where the creek joins the river. 5. To become a part or member of: joined the photography club. 6. To come into the company of: joined the group in the waiting room. 7. To participate with in an act or activity: The committee joins me in welcoming you. 8. To adjoin. 9. To engage in; enter into: Opposing armies joined battle on the plain. v.intr. 1. To come together so as to form a connection: where the two bones join. 2. To act together; form an alliance: The two factions joined to oppose the measure. 3. To become a member of a group. 4. To take part; participate: joined in the search. n. A joint; a junction. [Middle English joinen, from Old French joindre, joign-, join-, from Latin iungere; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: join, combine, unite, link1, connect, relate, associate These verbs mean to fasten or affix or become fastened or affixed. Join applies to the physical contact or union of at least two separate things and to the coming together of persons, as into a group: The children joined hands. The two armies joined together to face a common enemy. "Join the union, girls, and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work" (Susan B. Anthony). Combine suggests the mixing or merging of components, often for a specific purpose: The cook combined various ingredients. "When bad men combine, the good must associate" (Edmund Burke). Unite stresses the coherence or oneness of the persons or things joined: The volunteers united to prevent their town from flooding. The strike united the oppressed workers. Link and connect imply a firm attachment in which individual components nevertheless retain their identities: The study linked the high crime rate to unemployment. The reporter connected the police chief to the scandal. Relate refers to connection of persons through marriage or kinship (Although we share a surname, she and I are not related) or of things through logical association (The two events were directly related). Associate usually implies a relationship of persons as partners or allies: My children are associated with me in the family business. It can also refer to a relationship of things that are similar or complementary or that have a connection in one's thoughts: I associate the beach with pleasant memories of summer. |
join
Verb
1. to become a member of (a club or organization)
2. to become part of (a queue or list)
3. to meet (someone) as a companion: join me for a beer
4. to take part in (an activity): join the war effort
5. (of two roads or rivers) to meet and come together
6. to bring into contact: join hands
7. join forces to combine efforts with someone
Noun
a place where two things are joined together
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  join - the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is madeesophagogastric junction, oesophagogastric junction - the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium |
| 2. | join - 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" set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used; "a set of books"; "a set of golf clubs"; "a set of teeth" direct sum - a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets | |
| Verb | 1. | join - become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" sign up - join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes" band oneself, league together - attach oneself to a group unionise, unionize, organise, organize - form or join a union; "The auto workers decided to unionize" affiliate - join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group" rejoin - join again infiltrate, penetrate - enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members; "The student organization was infiltrated by a traitor" |
| 2. | join - cause to become joined or linked; "join these two parts so that they fit together" connect - join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?" connect - join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area" miter - fit together in a miter joint ply - join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding; "ply fabric" close up, close - unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella" anastomose, inosculate - cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis; "anastomose blood vessels" couple, mate, pair, twin, match - bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project" match - give or join in marriage cog - join pieces of wood with cogs fair - join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly scarf - unite by a scarf joint rebate - join with a rebate; "rebate the pieces of timber and stone" rabbet - join with a rabbet joint seam - put together with a seam; "seam a dress" bridge - make a bridge across; "bridge a river" connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" close - bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks" ligate - join letters in a ligature when writing assemble, put together, tack together, set up, piece, tack - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee" | |
| 3. | join - come into the company of; "She joined him for a drink" | |
| 4. | join - make contact or come together; "The two roads join here" feather - join tongue and groove, in carpentry attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill" cross-link - join by creating covalent bonds (of adjacent chains of a polymer or protein) anastomose, inosculate - come together or open into each other; "the blood vessels anastomose" connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" yoke - become joined or linked together engraft, graft, ingraft - cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" splice - join together so as to form new genetic combinations; "splice genes" splice - join the ends of; "splice film" solder - join or fuse with solder; "solder these two pipes together" weld - join together by heating; "weld metal" quilt - stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt" | |
| 5. |  join - 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"syndicate - join together into a syndicate; "The banks syndicated" articulate - unite by forming a joint or joints; "the ankle bone articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle bones" complect, interconnect, interlink - be interwoven or interconnected; "The bones are interconnected via the muscle" |
join
verb 1. enrol in, enter, sign up for, become a member of, enlist in
Translations
join [dʒɔɪn] vt [+ things] → unir, juntar (= become member of) [+ club] → hacerse socio de;
(fig) → unirse a
n → juntura;
to join forces (with) → aliarse (con)
join in vi → tomar parte, participar
vt fus → tomar parte or participar en
join up vi → unirse;
(MIL) → alistarse
join [dʒɔɪn] vt (= put together) → unir, assembler (= become member of); s'inscrire à (= meet); rejoindre, retrouver [+ queue]; se joindre à
vi [roads, rivers] → se rejoindre, se rencontrer
n → raccord m;
to join forces (with) → s'associer (à)
vt fus → se mêler à
join up vi (= meet) → se rejoindre;
(Mil) → s'engager
join [dʒɔɪn] vt (club, party) → beitreten +dat;
(things, places) → verbinden;
(group of people) → sich anschließen +dat
(rivers) → zusammenfließen
n → Verbindungsstelle f;
to join forces (with) (fig) → sich zusammentun (mit);
join in join vi → mitmachen
vt fus → sich beteiligen an +dat
join [dʒɔɪn] vt → unire, congiungere (= become member of); iscriversi a (= meet); raggiungere; riunirsi a
vi [roads, rivers] → confluire
n → giuntura;
to join forces (with) → allearsi (con or a);
vi → partecipare
join up vi → arruolarsi
v join [dʒoin]
1 (often withup, ~onetc) to put together or connect The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide. voeg, verbind, koppel, verenig, saamvoeg, aaneensluit يَصِلُ الأسْلاك свързвам spojit forbinde verbinden ενώνω juntar, unir ühendama وصل کردن؛ متصل شدن liittää joindre, raccorder לְחַבֵּר संयुक्त करना spojiti (össze)kapcsol menggabungkan tengja unire, collegare つなぐ (...을) 결합하다, 연결하다 sujungti, prijungti savienot; saistīt bercantum verbinden knytte/skjøte sammen, forbinde med połączyć juntar a uni (cu); a îmbina (cu) соединять(ся) spojiť spojiti povezati koppla (sätta, foga) ihop, förena เชื่อม; ติด; ต่อ birleştirmek, bitiştirmek, bağlamak 連接 з'єднувати(ся), об'єднувати(ся) ملانا، متحد کرنا nối; ghép 连接
2 to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry Join point A to point B. las يَصِلُ خَطَّيْن съединявам spojit forbinde verbinden συνδέω, ενώνω (π.χ. με γραμμή) unir ühendama متصل کردن yhdistää relier לְהִתחַבֵּר मिलना spojiti összeköt menghubungkan tengja, sameina unire 結ぶ (두 점을) 잇다 sujungti savienot menghubungkan verbinden knytte sammen połączyć unir a uni соединять spojiť spojiti spojiti förena, förbinda, sammanfoga ต่อ birleştirmek 連點(成線) з'єднувати(ся) دو نقطوں کو ایک خط کے ذریعہ جوڑنا nối liền 接合
3 to become a member of (a group) Join our club! lid word, aansluit يَنْضَم، يَلْتَحِق присъединявам се vstoupit do blive medlem af sich anschließen an γίνομαι μέλος hacerser socio de, afiliarse liituma عضو شدن liittyä devenir membre de לְהִצטָרֵף शामिल होना učlaniti se belép menjadi anggota gerast meðlimur, ganga í iscriversi; associarsi 参加する 가입하다 stoti į pievienoties; iestāties menjadi ahli; masuk lid worden van bli medlem av, melde seg inn i wstąpić do juntar-se a a se afilia la; a deveni membru вступать; стать членом vstúpiť do pridružiti se učlaniti se gå med i เข้าร่วมเป็นสมาชิก katılmak, girmek 加入 вступати کسی جمعیت وغیرہ کا رکن بننا gia nhập 加入
4 (sometimes withup) to meet and come together (with) This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday. aansluit, aaneensluit يلتَقي، يَتَّحِد مَع срещам се připojit se, spojit se løbe sammen; støde sammen; mødes; støde til treffen συναντώ, ενώνομαι με, σμίγω juntarse, confluir ühinema به هم رسیدن؛ تلاقی کردن liittyä, yhtyä (se) rejoindre, (se) joindre (à) לְהִיפָּגֵש मिलवा देना pridružiti se találkozik; csatlakozik bergabung sameinast; slást í hóp með unirsi 合流する 합류하다, 합쳐지다 susijungti, susitikti pievienoties; saplūst; piebiedroties bertemu (zich) aansluiten møte, flyte/renne sammen (po)łączyć się juntar-se a a (se) îmbina, a (se) uni cu примыкать; сливаться pripojiť sa, spojiť sa priključiti se, srečati se spojiti se förena sig med, rinna samman, slå sig ihop med, möta[] รวมเข้าด้วยกัน katılmak, birleşmek, ulaşmak 相遇 приєднуватися; об'єднуватися کہیں جا کر ملنا nhập vào 相遇
5 to come into the company of I'll join you later in the restaurant. aansluit by يَنْضَم присъединявам се přijít, přidat se støde til treffen συναντώ, σμίγω (με μια παρέα) reunirse con, unirse a ühinema ملحق شدن به liittyä seuraan rejoindre לְהִצטָרֵף का सदस्य बनना priključiti se csatlakozik menemani slást í hóp með raggiungere 一緒になる 함께하다 prisijungti prie piebiedroties sertai zich aansluiten slutte seg til dołączyć do ir ter com a se alătura cuiva присоединяться pripojiť sa pridružiti se pridružiti se träffa[] สมทบ katılmak 加入 приєднуватися شرکت کرنا cùng tham gia 加入
n
a place where two things are joined You can hardly see the joins in the material. las, voeg, naat مُلْتَقى، نُقْطَة الإلتِقاء място на съединение spoj sammenføjning die Verbindung σημείο ένωσης juntura liitekoht پیوند؛ تلاقی liitoskohta, sauma joint מְקוֹם חִיבּוּר जगह जहां दो चीजें जुड़ी हों spoj illesztés(i pont) sambungan samskeyti giuntura 接合部分 접합점 sujungimas savienojums; salaidums tempat sambungan verbinding skjøt, sammenføyning złącze, fuga junta îmbinare линия соединения spoj stik spojevi fog, skarv รอยต่อ ek yeri, bitişme noktası 接連處 точка з'єднання نقطئہ اتصال chỗ nối 接连处
join forces
to come together for united work or action We would do better if we joined forces (with each other). saamspan, saamwerk يَتَّحِد مَع، يَجْمَع القُوى обединявам сили spojit síly slå sig sammen sich zusammentun ενώνω τις δυνάμεις μου aunar esfuerzos ühendama jõud نیروها را یکی کردن yhdistää voimat s'unir (pour) לְהִתאַחֵד לְפּעוּלָה एकजुट होना udružiti snage összefog bergabung ganga til liðs við unire le proprie forze 力を合わせる 힘을 합치다 suvienyti pastangas apvienot spēkus bergabung tenaga samenwerken forene(s), slutte seg sammen połączyć siły unir forças a-şi uni forţele объединять усилия spojiť sily združiti sile udružiti se slå sig ihop รวมกำลัง iş birliği yapmak, el ele vermek 聯合 об'єднати зусилля متحد ہو کر کام کرنا hợp tác 联合
join hands
to clasp one another's hands (eg for dancing) Join hands with your partner; They joined hands in a ring. die hande vou, die hande in mekaar lê, mekaar die hand gee, gemene saak maak met يمسِك بيد الآخَر хващам някого за ръка podat si ruce holde i hånden sich die Hände reichen πιάνομαι χέρι χέρι (π.χ. για χορό) de las cogerse manos kätest kinni haarama دست به دست هم دادن ottaa toisiaan kädestä se donner la main לְשָלֵב יָדַיִים हाथ मिलाना spojiti ruke megfogják egymás kezét bergandengan tangan takast/haldast í hendur prendersi per mano 手をつなぐ 손을 잡다 susiimti už rankų sadoties rokās berpegangan tangan de hand geven ta hverandre i hånden wziąć się za ręce dar as mãos a-şi da mâna взяться за руки podať si ruky skleniti roke spojiti ta varann i hand ร่วมมือ el ele tutuşmak 握手；通力合作 братися за руки ہاتھ میں ہاتھ جوڑنا nắm tay 紧握
join in
to take part (in) We're playing a game – do join in!; He would not join in the game. saammaak, inval يَشْتَرِك في включвам се přidat se deltage i mitmachen bei παίρνω μέρος participar, intervenir en osa võtma شرکت کردن در tulla mukaan prendre part à לְהִצטָרֵף אל- शामिल होना sudjelovati részt vesz (vmiben) ikut taka þátt í partecipare, prendere parte 参加する 참가하다 prisijungti, dalyvauti piebiedroties; iesaistīties menyertai meedoen delta, bli/være med włączyć się entrar em a lua parte la; a intra în присоединяться pridať sa pridružiti se pridružiti se vara med, göra gemensam sak มีส่วนร่วม katılmak 參加 приєднуватися شرکت کرنا tham gia 参加
join up
to become a member of an armed force He joined up in 1940. aansluit يلتَحِق بالجَيْش отивам войник vstoupit do armády melde sig Soldat werden κατατάσσομαι στο στρατό alistarse sõjaväkke minema پیوستن liittyä armeijaan s'engager לְהִתגָיֵיס सेना का सदस्य होना priključiti se, pristupiti bevonul menjadi tentara ganga í her arruolarsi 入隊する 입대하다 įstoti į kariuomenę iestāties armijā masuk; menjadi ahli dienst nemen melde seg til, gå inn i wstąpić do wojska alistar-se a se înrola поступить на военную службу vstúpiť do armády iti k vojakom stupiti u vojsku ta värvning, gå i krigstjänst เข้าร่วมเป็นทหาร asker olmak, orduya girmek 參軍 вступити на військову службу فوج کا رکن بننا nhập ngũ 参军
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|