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join up
UK
If you join up, you become a member of one of the armed forces
• "Have you been in the army for a long time?" "I joined up as soon as I'd left school.", join in (sth)
to become involved in an activity with other people
• We only need one more player for this game - can you persuade your sister to join in?
• At the end of this verse, we'd like everyone to join in with the chorus.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb become a member of sth VERB + JOIN want to, wish to | flock to By this time people were flocking to join the cult. | decide to | persuade sb to | be allowed to | refuse to PHRASES an invitation to join sth do sth with sb else VERB + JOIN wish to | invite sb to They've invited us to join them on their yacht. | be allowed to She was now old enough to be allowed to join the adults. | be expected to Thousands of people are expected to join the sponsored walk. | decide to | refuse to PREP. for Will you join me shortly for a drink in the bar? | in I'm sure you will all wish to join me in thanking our speaker tonight. | with Please will you all join with me in singing the national anthem. PHRASES come and join sb He waved a fork in greeting. ‘Come and join us!’ | an invitation to join sb/sth PHRASAL VERBS join in ADV. enthusiastically They all joined enthusiastically in the dancing. VERB + JOIN want to | refuse to PREP. with Everyone joined in with the singing. I wish he would join in with the other children.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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to join things together
join
to make two things come together and stay in that position. Join is used about fixing two things together permanently, so that they form a single thing:
• Doctors used a metal rod to join the two pieces of bone together.
attach
to join one thing to another, so that it stays in position. Attach is often used when you can separate the two things later:
• She attached the photo to the letter with a paper clip. • The boards are attached with nails. • On the wall, attached with adhesive tape, was a New York City subway map.
connect
( also connect up ) to join pieces of equipment together, especially with a wire or pipe, so that electricity, gas, water etc can pass from one to another:
• Have you connected up the speakers to the stereo? • The hoses that connect the radiator to the engine are leaking.
link
( also link up ) to connect machines, systems, computers etc, so that electronic signals can pass from one to another:
• All the office PCs are linked to the main server.
Longman-Thesaurus
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verb
enroll:
We will join the club soon.
verb
merge:
The two groups will join together.
Simple Definitions