join

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

joyn, joyne, joyen (obsolete)

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English joinen, joynen, joignen, from Old French joindre, juindre, jungre, from Latin iungō (“join, yoke”, verb), from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join, unite”). Cognate with Old English iucian, iugian, ġeocian, ġyċċan (“to join; yoke”). More at yoke.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɔɪn/
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Rhymes: -ɔɪn
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Hyphenation: join

NounEdit

join (plural joins)

An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
(computing, databases) An intersection of data in two or more database tables.
(algebra) The lowest upper bound, an operation between pairs of elements in a lattice, denoted by the symbol ∨.

AntonymsEdit

(lowest upper bound): meet

HyponymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

an intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect

Catalan: unió (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 連接 (zh), 连接 (zh) (liánjiē)
Dutch: verbinding (nl)
Finnish: liitos (fi), yhteys (fi)
French: jointure (fr) f

German: Verbindung (de) f
Hungarian: kötés (hu), csatlakozás (hu), toldás
Japanese: 接続 (setsuzoku), 結合 (ja) (ketsugō)
Macedonian: спојка f (spojka), спојница f (spojnica), спој m (spoj)
Portuguese: conexão (pt) f
Russian: соедине́ние (ru) n (sojedinénije), стык (ru) m (styk)

an intersection of data

Finnish: liitos (fi)
French: jointure (fr) f

Portuguese: junção (pt) f

VerbEdit

join (third-person singular simple present joins, present participle joining, simple past and past participle joined)

(transitive) To combine into one; to put together.
The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe.

We joined our efforts to get an even better result.
(intransitive) To come together; to meet.
Parallel lines never join.

These two rivers join in about 80 miles.
- (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
  Nature and fortune joined to make thee great.
(transitive) To come into the company of.
I will join you watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, in The Celebrity:
  No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.
(transitive) To become a member of.
Many children join a sports club.

Most politicians have joined a party.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 22, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
  In the autumn there was a row at some cement works about the unskilled labour men. A union had just been started for them and all but a few joined. One of these blacklegs was laid for by a picket and knocked out of time.
(computing, databases, transitive) To produce an intersection of data in two or more database tables.
By joining the Customer table on the Product table, we can show each customer's name alongside the products they have ordered.
To unite in marriage.
- (Can we date this quote?)John Wycliffe
  he that joineth his virgin in matrimony
- Bible, Matthew xix. 6
  What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
(obsolete, rare) To enjoin upon; to command.
- (Can we date this quote?) William Tyndale
  They join them penance, as they call it.
To accept, or engage in, as a contest.
to join encounter, battle, or issue

(Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)

SynonymsEdit

(to combine more than one item into one): bewed, connect, fay, unite; see also Thesaurus:join

TranslationsEdit

to combine more than one item into one; to put together

Arabic: ينضم‎
Armenian: միացնել (hy) (miacʿnel)
Aromanian: mpriunedz, unescu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 連接 (zh), 连接 (zh) (liánjiē)
Czech: spojit (cs)
Dutch: samenvoegen (nl), verenigen (nl)
Finnish: liittää (fi)
French: joindre (fr)
Friulian: zontâ
Galician: xuntar (gl)
Georgian: შეერთება (šeerteba), გაერთიანება (gaertianeba), შემოერთება (šemoerteba), დაკავშირება (daḳavšireba)
German: verknüpfen (de), vereinigen (de), anschließen (de)
Greek:
Ancient: συνάπτω (sunáptō), ἁρμόζω (harmózō), ζεύγνυμι (zeúgnumi)
Hungarian: összekapcsol (hu), összeköt (hu)
Icelandic: sameina
Irish:
Old Irish: ad·comla

Italian: unire (it), giuntare (it)
Japanese: つなげる (ja) (tsunageru), 接続する (setsuzoku suru), 結合する (ja) (ketsugō suru)
Latin: coniungō, cōnectō, iungō (la)
Latvian: savienot, saistīt, apvienot
Lithuanian: jungti (lt), sujungti
Macedonian: спојува (spojuva), здружува (združuva)
Maori: hoto, tūhono, tūhoto
Norman: joindre
Norwegian: sammenstille
Old English: gadrian, gelæcan
Polish: łączyć (pl) / połączyć (pl)
Portuguese: juntar (pt), unir (pt)
Quechua: huñuy, t'inkiy
Romanian: alătura (ro), împreuna (ro), uni (ro)
Russian: соединя́ть (ru) impf (sojedinjátʹ), соедини́ть (ru) pf (sojedinítʹ); скреплять (ru) impf (skrepljatʹ), скрепить (ru) pf (skrepitʹ); объединя́ть (ru) impf (obʺjedinjátʹ), объедини́ть (ru) pf (obʺjedinítʹ) efforts
Spanish: juntar (es)
Swedish: sammanfoga (sv), foga samman (a number of objects), slå samman (efforts), föra samman
Turkish: birleştirmek (tr)

to come together; to meet

Armenian: միանալ (hy) (mianal)
Dutch: samenkomen (nl)
Finnish: kohdata (fi)
Georgian: შეერთება (šeerteba), შეკავშირება (šeḳavšireba), დაკავშირება (daḳavšireba)
German: zusammenkommen (de)
Hiligaynon: abáy
Hungarian: beletorkollik (hu), találkozik (hu)
Italian: incontrare (it)
Japanese: つながる (ja) (tsunagaru), 接続する (setsuzoku suru); (for a river or road) 合流する (gōryū suru)
Latvian: apvienoties, vienoties, savienoties

Macedonian: се спојува (se spojuva), се здружува (se združuva)
Old English: fegan
Persian: پیوستن‎ (fa) (peyvastan)
Polish: łączyć się (pl) / połączyć się (pl)
Portuguese: juntar-se
Russian: соединя́ться (ru) impf (sojedinjátʹsja), соедини́ться (ru) pf (sojedinítʹsja); объединя́ться (ru) impf (obʺjedinjátʹsja), объедини́ться (ru) pf (obʺjedinítʹsja)
Spanish: acompañar (es)
Swedish: mötas (sv), förenas (sv)
Turkish: birleşmek (tr), çakışmak (tr), kesişmek (tr), bir araya gelmek (tr)

to come into the company of

Armenian: միանալ (hy) (mianal)
Catalan: unir-se (ca), afegir-se (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 參加 (zh), 参加 (zh) (cānjiā), 加入 (zh) (jiārù)
Dutch: vervoegen (nl)
Finnish: liittyä (fi)
French: se joindre (fr)
Georgian: შეერთება (šeerteba), შემოერთება (šemoerteba)
German: sich anschließen (de)
Hungarian: csatlakozik (hu)
Italian: aggregarsi
Japanese: 加わる (kuwawaru), 同伴する (ja) (dōhan suru); (figurative) 合流する (gōryū suru)

Latvian: pievienoties
Lithuanian: prisijungti, prisidėti
Macedonian: се придружува (se pridružuva), се приклучува (se priklučuva)
Maori: kuhu, whakatapoko
Persian: پیوستن‎ (fa) (peyvastan)
Polish: dołączyć (pl), dołączyć się (pl), przyłączyć się (pl)
Portuguese: juntar-se a
Russian: присоединя́ться (ru) impf (prisojedinjátʹsja), присоедини́ться (ru) pf (prisojedinítʹsja)
Swedish: följa med (sv), komma med, hänga med (sv), göra sällskap
Turkish: katılmak (tr)

to become a member of

Arabic: ينخرط‎
Armenian: միանալ (hy) (mianal)
Catalan: unir-se (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 加盟 (zh) (jiāméng), 加入 (zh) (jiārù)
Czech: vstoupit (cs), připojit se, stát se členem
Dutch: lid worden van, toetreden (nl)
Esperanto: aliĝi, aniĝi
Finnish: liittyä (fi)
French: se joindre (fr)
Georgian: წევრად შესვლა (c̣evrad šesvla)
German: beitreten (de)
Hungarian: belép (hu)
Italian: aderire (it), entrare a far parte

Japanese: 加わる (kuwawaru), 参加する (ja) (sanka suru); (figurative) 合流する (gōryū suru)
Latvian: iestāties
Lithuanian: įstoti
Macedonian: стапува (stapuva), се зачленува (se začlenuva)
Maori: whakatapoko
Persian: پیوستن‎ (fa) (peyvastan)
Polish: wstępować (pl) / wstąpić (pl), przystępować (pl) / przystąpić (pl)
Portuguese: juntar-se a, entrar em
Russian: вступа́ть (ru) impf (vstupátʹ), вступи́ть (ru) pf (vstupítʹ)
Spanish: unirse (es)
Swedish: gå med (sv) (i)
Turkish: katılmak (tr)

to engage or join in battle

Maori: harapaki

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