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To connect or combine into one; to put together.transitive
- The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe.
- We joined our efforts to get an even better result.
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To come together; to meet.intransitive
- Parallel lines never join.
- These two rivers join in about 80 miles.
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To enter into association or alliance, to unite in a common purpose.intransitive
- Forſake thy king and do but ioyne with me And we will triumph ouer al the world.
- […]Nature and Fortune ioyn’d to make thee great.
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To start working on or participating in a project.transitive
- He joined season 2 of the television show.
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To come into the company of.transitive
- I will join you in watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work.
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To become a member of.transitive
- Many children join a sports club.
- Most politicians have joined a party.
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To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.transitive
- By joining the Customer table on the Product table, we can show each customer's name alongside the products they have ordered.
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To unite in marriage.
- Into the whiche holy eſtate theſe two perſones pꝛeſent: come nowe to be ioyned.
- […]this fellow wil but ioyne you together, as they ioyne Wainscot, then one of you wil proue a ſhrunke pannell[…]
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To enjoin upon; to command.obsoleterare
- And they ioyne them penaunce / as they call it / to faſt / to goo pylgremages ⁊ geve ſo moch to make ſatiſfaccion with all.
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To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
- to join encounter, battle, or issue
syn. connect · fay · unite · accouple · affix · assemble · associate · attach · bind · clasp · clinch · combine
ant. detach · disconnect · disjoin · divide · unfasten