verb / noun
join
JOYN/dʒɔɪn/
To become connected with an existing whole.
The hands join the matching wooden pieces into a firm connection.
Etymology
The root covers bringing things together into a whole. Applied to people, this became association or alliance—the connection behind joining a group.
In context
NONUNION AUTOWORKERS WERE REACHING OUT TO JOIN OUR MOVEMENT. [APPLAUSE] I WILL WHEN I WAS CAMPAIGNING FOR THIS JOB
More examples
- Would you like to join us for dinner?
- Several students joined in the discussion.
- This trail joins the main path near the lake.
- A thin line marks the join between the boards.
Forms
join · joins · joined · joining
Similar words
- participate
- Emphasizes taking part rather than becoming a member.
- enlist
- Usually means formally joining the military or a cause.
- connect
- Emphasizes establishing a link rather than membership or participation.