Adjoin
1Adjoin — Ad*join ([a^]d*join ), v. i. 1. To lie or be next, or in contact; to be contiguous; as, the houses adjoin. [1913 Webster] When one man s land adjoins to another s. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] Note: The construction with to, on, or with is obsolete …
2adjoin — [v1] be next to abut, approximate, be adjacent to, border, butt, communicate, connect, join, lie, lie beside, link, neighbor, touch, verge; concept 747 adjoin [v2] attach add, affix, annex, append, combine, connect, couple, interconnect, join,… …
3Adjoin — Ad*join , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjoined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjoining}.] [OE. ajoinen, OF. ajoindre, F. adjoindre, fr. L. adjungere; ad + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Adjunct}.] To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact… …
4adjoin — I verb abut on, adiacere, appose, attingere, be adjacent to, be contiguous to, be joined to, border on, cohere, conjoin, connect, converge, juxtapose, juxtaposit, lie beside, lie near to, meet, neighbor, place side by side, reach to, stand by,… …
5adjoin — (v.) c.1300, unite, ally from O.Fr. ajoin stem of ajoindre join together, unite, from L. adjungere fasten on, harness, join to, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + jungere to bind together (see JUGULAR (Cf. jugular)). Meaning …
6adjoin — ► VERB ▪ be next to and joined with. ORIGIN Old French ajoindre, from Latin adjungere join to …
7adjoin — [ə join′] vt. [ME ajoinen < OFr ajoindre < L adjungere < ad , to (see AD ) + jungere: see JOIN] 1. to be next to; be contiguous to 2. to unite or annex (to a person or thing) vi. to be next to each other; be in contact …
8adjoin — UK [əˈdʒɔɪn] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms adjoin : present tense I/you/we/they adjoin he/she/it adjoins present participle adjoining past tense adjoined past participle adjoined formal to be next to and connected to another… …
9adjoin — /euh joyn /, v.t. 1. to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake. 2. to attach or append; affix. v.i. 3. to be in connection or contact: the point where the estates adjoin. [1275 1325; ME a(d)joinen < MF ajoindre.… …
10adjoin — verb /əˈdʒɔɪn/ a) To be in contact or connection with. The living room and dining room adjoin each other. b) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of …
