join

/dʒɔɪn/ verb

Definition

BECOME MEMBER [T] › to become a member of a group or organization: He joined the army when he was eighteen.

DO WITH OTHERS [T] › to do something or go somewhere with someone: Would you like to join us for dinner?

FASTEN [T] › to fasten or connect things together: Join the ends together with strong glue. A suspension bridge joins the two islands.

MEET [I, T] › to meet at a particular point: The Mississippi River and the Missouri join near St Louis.

join a line (also UK join a queue) › to go and stand at the end of a row of people waiting for something → See also join forces

(Definition of join verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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