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| Verb | 1. | join forces - work together on a common enterprise of project; "The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well"; "We joined forces with another research group" work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor" collaborate - cooperate as a traitor; "he collaborated with the Nazis when they occupied Paris" go along, play along - cooperate or pretend to cooperate; "He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment" |
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يَتَّحِد مَع، يَجْمَع القُوى
spojit síly
összefog
ganga til liîs viî
spojiť sily
el ele vermekiş birliği yapmak
join
(dʒoin) verb1. (often with up, ~on etc) to put together or connect. The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.
2. to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry. Join point A to point B.
3. to become a member of (a group). Join our club!
4. (sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with). This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.
5. to come into the company of. I'll join you later in the restaurant.
noun a place where two things are joined. You can hardly see the joins in the material.
join forces to come together for united work or action. We would do better if we joined forces (with each other).
join hands to clasp one another's hands (eg for dancing). Join hands with your partner; They joined hands in a ring.
join in to take part (in). We're playing a game – do join in!; He would not join in the game.
join up to become a member of an armed force. He joined up in 1940.
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