What does “join” mean?
- 1
verbto become a member of a group or organization
He joined the soccer team last year.
- 2
verbto do something together with others
Would you like to join us for dinner?
- 3
verbto connect or fasten things together
Join the two pieces with glue.
Join at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /dʒɔɪn/ · JOYN
How to use “join” correctly
Don’t add “with” when “join” means meet up: say “Join us”, not “Join with us”.
Common phrases with “join”
- join a club
- join sb for sth
- join in
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- become a member of
- connect
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- leave
- separate
Word family
- joint
- joiner
“join” is on these word lists
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