Word

join, v.
(joined, joining, joins)
freq. cnt. 109

become part of; become a member of a group or organization
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 75 freq. cnt.: 75

fall in get together join

sample sentences

"He joined the Communist Party as a young man"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

joiner

semantic pointers

hyponym

sign up band oneself, league together organize, unionize, unionise, organise affiliate rejoin infiltrate, penetrate unite, unify

cause to become joined or linked
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

join

sample sentences

"join these two parts so that they fit together"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

joining junction

antonym

disjoin

semantic pointers

hyponym

cause

join, conjoin

hypernym

connect, link, tie, link up

come into the company of
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

join

sample sentences

"She joined him for a drink"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

make contact or come together
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 1

conjoin join

sample sentences

"The two roads join here"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

joining

antonym

disjoin

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

conjunctive

semantic pointers

hyponym

feather attach cross-link anastomose, inosculate mate, copulate, pair, couple yoke graft, engraft, ingraft splice splice patch, piece solder weld quilt knit, entwine

hypernym

connect, link, tie, link up

be or become joined or united or linked
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

connect join link link up unite

sample sentences

"The two streets connect to become a highway"
"Our paths joined"
"The travelers linked up again at the airport"