join

/dʒɔɪn/

to come together with others

She decided to join the club to meet new people.

She became a member of the club to socialize.

general

to become a member of a group or organization

He joined the gym to improve his fitness.

He became a member of the gym to exercise.

Often used with prepositions like 'in', 'with', or 'to'.

general

to connect or combine with something else

The two companies decided to join forces.

The two companies merged their operations.

Can be used literally or metaphorically.

Collocations

join into participate in an activityjoin upto enlist in the military or a groupjoin togetherto unite or combine

to understand the connections between things

to work together for a common goal

Note the preposition that follows 'join'—it changes the meaning slightly.

'Join in' is for activities, 'join with' is for people, and 'join to' is for goals.

From Middle English joinen, from Old French joindre, from Latin jungere (to join).

Can be used in both literal and figurative contexts. Often followed by prepositions like 'in', 'with', or 'to'.

join

to come together

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