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- [join uhp]
- /dʒɔɪn ʌp/
- /dʒɔɪn ʌp/
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- [join uhp]
- /dʒɔɪn ʌp/
Definitions of join up words
- verb with object join up to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple. 1
- verb with object join up to come into contact or union with: The brook joins the river. 1
- verb with object join up to bring together in a particular relation or for a specific purpose, action, etc.; unite: to join forces against the smugglers. 1
- verb with object join up to become a member of (an organization, party, etc.): to join a club. 1
- verb with object join up to enlist in (one of the armed forces): to join the Navy. 1
- verb with object join up to come into the company of; meet or accompany: I'll join you later. 1
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Origin of join up
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English joinen < Old French joign- (stem of joindre to join) < Latin jungere to yoke1, join
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Parts of speech for Join up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
join up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
join up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for join up
verb join up
- call up — If you call someone up, you telephone them.
- congressed — (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
- congressing — (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the Ninety-Seventh Congress. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
- conscribe — to conscript
- conscripted — enrolled for compulsory service, esp military service
Antonyms for join up
verb join up
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
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