join

join
verb
1 become a member of sth
ADVERB
▪ formally, officially
▪

Although a sympathizer, he never officially joined the party.

▪ voluntarily, willingly
▪

Some were conscripted into the army and others joined voluntarily.

▪ recently
▪

This is Nicole, who recently joined the company.

VERB + JOIN
▪ want to, wish to
▪ flock to (esp. BrE)
▪

By this time people were flocking to join the cult.

▪ decide to
▪ persuade sb to
▪ be allowed to
▪ refuse to
PHRASES
▪ an invitation to join sth
2 do sth with sb else
ADVERB
▪ together
▪

Farmers can join together to get better prices.

▪ eagerly, gladly
▪

I would gladly join you in whatever plans you have for this evening.

VERB + JOIN
▪ wish to
▪ invite sb to
▪

They've invited us to join them on their yacht.

▪ be allowed to
▪

She was now old enough to be allowed to join the adults.

▪ be expected to
▪

Thousands of people are expected to join the sponsored walk.

▪ decide to
▪ refuse to
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪

Will you join me for a drink in the bar?

▪ in
▪

I'm sure you will all wish to join me in thanking our speaker tonight.

▪ with
▪

Please will you all join with me in singing the national anthem.

PHRASES
▪ come and join sb
▪

He waved a fork in greeting. ‘Come and join us!’

▪ an invitation to join sb/sth
PHRASAL VERB
join in
ADVERB
▪ enthusiastically
▪

They all joined enthusiastically in the dancing.

VERB + JOIN IN
▪ want to
▪ refuse to
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪

Everyone joined in with the singing.

▪

I wish he would join in with the other children.

Join is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑employee, ↑member
Join is used with these nouns as the object: ↑academy, ↑alliance, ↑army, ↑band, ↑bandwagon, ↑battle, ↑board, ↑boycott, ↑brigade, ↑business, ↑cabinet, ↑campaign, ↑cast, ↑cause, ↑celebration, ↑chase, ↑choir, ↑chorus, ↑church, ↑circle, ↑club, ↑coalition, ↑commune, ↑company, ↑confederation, ↑congregation, ↑conspiracy, ↑convent, ↑conversation, ↑course, ↑crew, ↑crowd, ↑crusade, ↑debate, ↑demonstration, ↑department, ↑elite, ↑end, ↑expedition, ↑faculty, ↑festivities, ↑fight, fire brigade, ↑firm, ↑fleet, ↑flow, ↑fold, ↑force, ↑gang, ↑group, ↑gym, ↑hunt, ↑institute, ↑league, ↑list, ↑mailing list, ↑mainstream, ↑majority, ↑meeting, ↑military, ↑militia, ↑mob, ↑monastery, ↑motorway, ↑movement, ↑navy, ↑network, ↑orchestra, ↑panel, ↑party, ↑practice, ↑procession, ↑profession, ↑queue, ↑race, ↑rank, ↑rebel, ↑rebellion, ↑register, ↑road, ↑scheme, ↑sect, ↑service, ↑society, ↑squad, ↑staff, ↑strike, ↑struggle, ↑syndicate, ↑system, ↑team, ↑throng, ↑ticket, ↑union, ↑venture

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