to join
Pronunciation
/ʤɔɪn/

Definition & Meaning of "join"in English

to join
01

to become a member of a group, club, organization, etc.

Transitive: to join a group or organization
to join definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
join
3rd person singular
joins
Present participle
joining
Past simple
joined
Past participle
joined
Examples
After moving to a new city, he joined a local sports club.
02

to be connected or linked together

Intransitive
to join definition and meaning
Examples
The two rivers join at the confluence, forming a larger waterway.
03

to become a part of a group or gathering

Transitive: to join sb
to join definition and meaning
Examples
After the lecture, we were joined by several students interested in further discussion.
04

to bring things together or form a connection between them

Transitive: to join two or more things
Ditransitive: to join sth to sth
Examples
The carpenter joined the wooden planks to build a sturdy table.
Join
01

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
joins
02

the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

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