Etymology: (1250–1300; < OF joign-, tonic s. of joindre to join < L jungere to yoke , join)
Definition of 'JOIN'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)articulation, join, joint, juncture, junction the shape or manner in which thingscome together and a connection is made
2. (verb)union, sum, join a set containing all and only the members of two or moregiven sets "let C be the union of the sets A and B"
3. (verb)join, fall in, get together become part of; become a member of a group or organization "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"
4. (verb)join, bring together cause to become joined or linked "join these two parts so that they fit together"
5. (verb)join come into the company of "She joined him for a drink"
6. (verb)join, conjoin makecontact or come together "The two roads join here"
7. (verb)connect, link, link up, join, unite be or become joined or united or linked "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport"
1. (verb)join to become a member of an organization or group, or to beginworkingsomewhere to join a club/union/movement etc.; when I joined the army in 2002; to join the online community; groups that only men could join
2. join to connect two things, or become connected He joined the edges together with glue.; a method for joining aluminum to steel
3. join to come to the sameplace to do sth together Two other people will be joining us later.; The tanks were joined by artillery and more soldiers.
4. join join the club indicates you have had the same bad experience as sb you are talking to "I could never afford to do that!" "Yeah, join the club!"
5. join join forces (with) to come together to work toward a goal The high school and middle school joined forces for the project.
6. join join hands to hold sb's hand in yours They all joined hands and sang.
2. (verb)JOIN to bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to associate; to add; to append
3. (verb)JOIN to associate one's self to; to be or become connected with; to league one's self with; to unite with; as, to join a party; to join the church
6. (verb)JOIN to accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue
7. (verb)JOIN to be contiguous, close, or in contact; to come together; to unite; to mingle; to form a union; as, the hones of the skull join; two rivers join
Sense: (often withup, ~onetc) to put together or connect The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.