rejoin

CEFRB2

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To join a group or activity again.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.

Examples

  • Biden says the U.S. will quickly rejoin the Paris climate change agreement.

  • I rejoined my friends. When did you rejoin them?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɔɪn/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To state in reply.

  2. To join again; to unite after separation.

  3. To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.

More examples

In context

  • Meet and rejoin me, in my penſive Grott.

  • "Be careful what you do," rejoined another man's voice that I did not know, "lest someone see you digging, and scent us out."

  • 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.

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

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.