join
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[edit] Etymology
From Old French joindre, from Latin iungō (“‘join, yoke’”), from Proto-Indo-European *yeug- “to join, unite”.
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to join (third-person singular simple present joins, present participle joining, simple past and past participle joined)
- To combine more than one item 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.
- To come together; to meet.
- Parallel lines never join.
- These two rivers join in about 80 miles.
- To come into the company of.
- I will join you watching the football game as soon as I have finished my work.
- To become a member of.
- Many children join a sports club.
- Most politicians have joined a party.
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to combine more than one item into one; to put together
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to come together; to meet
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to come into the company of
to become a member of
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[edit] Noun
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join (plural joins)
- An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect.
- (computing) 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
(mnemonic: an angular J).
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an intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect
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[edit] Finnish
[edit] Etymology 1
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join
- First-person singular indicative past form of juoda.
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join
- Instructive plural form of joki.
