Rejoin Meaning
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo join again; to unite after separation.
verbTo come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
Sentence Examples
I rejoined my friends. When did you rejoin them?
Biden says the U.S. will quickly rejoin the Paris climate change agreement.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After a short break, the players will ____ the game on the field.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After a year abroad, she was eager to ____ her colleagues and pick up where she had left off.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)) and partly from re- + joynen. By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Soon after departure, we cross the invisible border into Scotland to enjoy more stunning coastal scenery, before the line finally swings inland at Burnmouth to traverse pine-clad valleys, shadowed by the A1 trunk road until we rejoin the coast at Cove, east of Dunbar."
— 2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75:
"Meet and rejoin me, in my penſive Grott."
— 1737, [Alexander] Pope, The Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated, London: […] R[obert] Dodsley, […], →OCLC, page 14, line 18:
"The pair parted company and Stephen rejoined Mr Bloom, who with his practised eye, was not without perceiving that he had succumbed to the blandiloquence of the other parasite. Alluding to the encounter he said, laughingly, Stephen, that is: […]"
— 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 16: Eumaeus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 575:
"Williams had a problem fitting his left rear tyre and that left Alonso only 3.1secs adrift when he rejoined from his final stop three laps later."
— 2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport:
""Be careful what you do," rejoined another man's voice that I did not know, "lest someone see you digging, and scent us out.""
— [1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, “In the Vault”, in Moonfleet (Arnold’s English Literature Series), London: Edward Arnold & Co., →OCLC, page 44:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After a short break, the players will ____ the game on the field.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After a year abroad, she was eager to ____ her colleagues and pick up where she had left off.