join

If you do this, you go where someone is and spend time or do something with them.

• Come and join us.
• He joined me for a walk.
• Will you join us for dinner?

How to use it: join someone for something (Join us for lunch tomorrow.); join someone in doing something (She joined us in singing the final song.)

Similar words: accompany, meet up with

Common phrases: join someone, join someone for something, join us

If you do this, you become a member of a group or organization.

• I want to join a club.
• She joined the school team last year.
• How old were you when you joined the army?

Similar words: become a member of, enlist in

Opposites: leave

Common phrases: join a club, join a team, join the army

If you do this, you connect two or more things so they are together.

• Join the two pieces with glue.
• He joined the wires together.
• Can you join this rope to that one?

How to use it: join A to B (Join this pipe to the other one.); join A and B together (Join the two ends together.)

Similar words: connect, attach, combine

Opposites: separate, disconnect

Common phrases: join together, join two pieces, join something to something, join two buildings

If you do this, you start taking part in an activity or working on a project.

• She will join the project tomorrow.
• Several volunteers joined the campaign last week.
• He joined the film halfway through production.

Similar words: take part in, participate in

Common phrases: join a project, join the campaign, join a production