join

join¹ W1S1 [dʒɔın] v

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1¦(group/organization)¦

2¦(activity)¦

3¦(go to somebody)¦

4¦(do something together)¦

5¦(connect)¦

6 join a queue

7 join hands

8 join the club

9 join battle

10 be joined in marriage/holy matrimony

Phrasal verbs

　join in (something)

　join up

　join up with somebody/something

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: joindre, from Latin jungere]

1.) ¦(GROUP/ORGANIZATION)¦ [T]

to become a member of an organization, society, or group

▪ When did you join the Labour party?

▪ I decided to join the army.

▪ You can enjoy a sport without joining a club or belonging to a team.

2.) ¦(ACTIVITY)¦ [T]

to begin to take part in an activity that other people are involved in

▪ Many sacrificed their weekend to join the hunt for the missing girl.

▪ the benefits of joining our pension scheme

▪ Church leaders have joined the campaign to end fox-hunting.

3.) ¦(GO TO SOMEBODY)¦ [T]

to go somewhere in order to be with someone or do something with them

▪ She joined her aunt in the sitting room.

▪ The immigrants were soon joined by their wives and children.

4.) ¦(DO SOMETHING TOGETHER)¦ [I and T]

to do something together with someone else, or as a group

join sb for sth

▪ I invited them to join us for a glass of wine.

join (with) sb in doing sth

▪ I'm sure you'll all join me in thanking today's speaker.

join (with) sb to do sth

▪ Parents have joined with health experts to produce a video for bereaved families.

join together

▪ Three police forces have joined together to buy a helicopter.

5.) ¦(CONNECT)¦

a) [T]

to connect or fasten things together

▪ Join the two pieces of wood with strong glue.

join sth to sth

▪ The island is joined to the mainland by a causeway.

b) [I and T]

if two roads, rivers etc join, they come together and become connected at a particular point

▪ Finally we arrived at Dartmouth, where the River Dart joins the sea.

▪ the point where the two roads join

6.) join a queue

to go and stand at the end of a line of people

▪ He went in and joined the queue for the toilets.

7.) join hands

if people join hands, they hold each other's hands

▪ They joined hands and danced round and round.

8.) join the club

spoken used to say that you and a lot of other people are in the same situation

▪ 'I'm having difficulty knowing what today's debate is about.' 'Join the club, Geoffrey.'

9.) join battle

formal to begin fighting

10.) be joined in marriage/holy matrimony

formal to be married

→join/combine forces at ↑force¹ (10), if you can't beat 'em, join 'em at ↑beat¹ (23)

join in () [join in (sth)] phr v

to take part in something that a group of people are doing or that someone else does

▪ In the evening there was a barbecue, with the whole village joining in the fun .

▪ He stared at them without joining in the conversation.

▪ He laughed loudly, and Mattie joined in.

join up phr v

1.) to become a member of the army, navy, or air force

2.) BrE to connect things, or to become connected

join sth<=>up

▪ The dots are joined up by a line.

join up with / [join up with sb/sth] phr v

to combine with or meet other people in order to do something

▪ Three months ago, they joined up with another big company that sells arms.

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HINT sense 3

Do not say 'join with' someone. Join is followed by a direct object: Will you join me?

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join ²

join² n

a place where two parts of an object are connected or fastened together

▪ It's been glued back together so well you can hardly see the join.