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(ə-join') pronunciation

v., -joined, -join·ing, -joins.

v.tr.
  1. To be next to; be contiguous to: property that adjoins ours.
  2. To attach: "I do adjoin a copy of the letter that I have received" (John Fowles).
v.intr.
To be contiguous.

[Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, ajoin-, from Latin adiungere, to join to : ad-, ad- + iungere, to join.]



v

Definition: attach
Antonyms: detach

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Be in direct physical contact with; Lie adjacent to another or share a boundary.

Tutor's tip: To "adjoin" means to attach or fasten. If one "adjourns," he or she suspends activity or takes a recess. An "adjunct" is an assistant or person of lower rank.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - grænse op til, støde op til
v. intr. - ligge ved siden af hinanden

Nederlands (Dutch)
belendend zijn, toevoegen

Français (French)
v. tr. - être contigu, toucher à
v. intr. - être contigu, se toucher

Deutsch (German)
v. - angrenzen an, grenzen an, stoßen an

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γειτονεύω, εφάπτομαι, ενώνω, προσαρτώ

Italiano (Italian)
confinare con, aggiungere, unire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ser adjacente a, juntar, unir, formar divisa com

Русский (Russian)
примыкать, граничить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - lindar con, limitar con, unir, anexar
v. intr. - lindar, colindar, estar contiguo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - stöta till, gränsa till

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
贴近, 毗连, 毗邻着, 靠近

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 貼近, 毗連
v. intr. - 毗鄰著, 靠近

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 인접하다
v. intr. - ~에 인접하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 隣接する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضم, يجاور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נגע, היה סמוך ל-, גבל ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮היה בקשר עם‬


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