join
To connect or combine into one; to put together.
Example
“The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe.”
Other meanings
To come together; to meet.
“Parallel lines never join.”
To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.
Related words
- cojoin
- conjoin
- interjoin
- joinability
- joinable
- joiner
- multijoin
- subjoin
- underjoin
- unjoin
- join forces
- join in
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "iungō" (join, yoke).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “join” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.