# adjoining

/əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/ (US) · /ɐdʒˈɔɪnɪŋ/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/adjoining
Updated: 2026-06-20

## Senses

### 1. next to each other

adjective · CEFR B2

describes rooms, buildings, or pieces of land that are next to each other and share a wall or border.

For teachers: describes physical structures or areas of land that share a common boundary or connecting wall.

- We booked two adjoining rooms in the hotel so the children could be near us.
- The developer purchased the adjoining lot to ensure there was sufficient space for the planned underground parking facility.

Usage: usually placed before the noun it describes.

### 2. connecting to

verb · CEFR C1 · Formal

the act of being next to or joined to something else.

For teachers: the present participle of 'adjoin', describing the state of being in contact with or contiguous to another entity.

- The garden is beautiful, with a small path adjoining the main house to the garage.
- The legal dispute centered on a narrow strip of land adjoining the two estates, which both parties claimed to own.

Usage: often used as a participle describing a relationship between two properties.

## Examples

- We booked two adjoining rooms at the hotel.
- The fire started in the kitchen and quickly spread to the adjoining dining area through the open doorway.
- The architect designed the library and the garden as adjoining spaces, separated only by a floor-to-ceiling glass wall to create a sense of continuity between indoors and outdoors.

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