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- [uh-join]
- /əˈdʒɔɪn/
- /əˈdʒɔɪn/
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- [uh-join]
- /əˈdʒɔɪn/
Definitions of adjoin word
- verb adjoin If one room, place, or object adjoins another, they are next to each other. 3
- verb adjoin to be next to (an area of land, etc) 3
- verb adjoin to join; affix or attach 3
- verb transitive adjoin to be next to; be contiguous to 3
- verb transitive adjoin to unite or annex (to a person or thing) 3
- intransitive verb adjoin to be next to each other; be in contact 3
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Origin of adjoin
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English a(d)joinen < Middle French ajoindre. See ad-, join
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Parts of speech for Adjoin
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adjoin popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
adjoin usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for adjoin
verb adjoin
- abut — When land or a building abuts something or abuts on something, it is next to it.
- lie — Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
- join — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- verge — the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
- communicate — to impart (knowledge) or exchange (thoughts, feelings, or ideas) by speech, writing, gestures, etc
Antonyms for adjoin
verb adjoin
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
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