to become a member of a group, club, or organization
I decided to join the chess club at school.
She joined the company as an intern last summer.
to go somewhere in order to be with someone or to take part in an activity with others
Please join us for dinner tonight.
We joined the children in building a sandcastle on the beach.
to connect or fasten two or more things so they become one
She used glue to join the broken vase pieces together.
Can you join these two wires so the lamp will work?
✦ From Old French joindre, from Latin iungere “to yoke, connect”.
(of roads, rivers, lines, etc.) to meet or come together at one point
The two rivers join just north of the town.
This path joins the main road after the bridge.
