join
- 01 A2 Elementary
v.to connect or fasten two or more things together.
v.to physically or notionally connect two or more separate entities into a single unit.
Simple“You can use glue to join the two pieces of wood together.”
In context“The new bridge will join the isolated island to the mainland, significantly reducing travel times for the local residents.”
Antonyms - 02 A1 Beginner
v.to become a member of a group, club, or organization.
v.to become a member of an organized body or association.
Simple“I decided to join the local gym to get more exercise.”
In context“After graduating, she joined a prestigious law firm in the city to begin her professional career.”
- 03 A2 Elementary
v.to go to a place to be with someone who is already there.
v.to come into the company of others who are already engaged in an activity.
Simple“Would you like to join us for dinner tonight?”
In context“The CEO will join the meeting later this afternoon once her previous engagement concludes.”
- 04 B1 Intermediate
v.to meet or come together at a specific place.
v.to meet or converge at a specific point or along a boundary.
Simple“This is the point where the two rivers join and become one.”
In context“The hiking trail continues for three miles until it joins the main road near the park entrance.”
- 05 C1 Advanced
v.to combine information from two different lists in a computer database.
v.to produce an intersection of data from two or more database tables based on a related column.
Simple“You need to join the customer table with the orders table to see the names.”
In context“The developer performed an inner join to retrieve only the records that had matching values in both datasets.”
- 06 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a place where two things are fixed together.
n.a place or line where two or more things are connected.
Simple“You can hardly see the join where the two pieces of wallpaper meet.”
In context“The carpenter sanded the wood until the join between the table leg and the top was completely smooth to the touch.”
Usage join the discussion · join group · join war
From Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, from Latin iungō (“join, yoke”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”). Cognate with Old English iucian, iugian, ġeocian, ġyċċan (“to join; yoke”). More at yoke.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.