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adjoin
close to or in contact with: The island nearly adjoins the mainland.; attach; affix
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ad·join
(ə-join′)v. ad·joined, ad·join·ing, ad·joins
v.tr.
1. To be next to; be contiguous to: property that adjoins ours.
2. To attach: "I do adjoin a copy of the letter that I have received" (John Fowles).
v.intr.
To be contiguous.
[Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, ajoin-, from Latin adiungere, to join to : ad-, ad- + iungere, to join; see yeug- in Indo-European roots.]
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adjoin
(əˈdʒɔɪn)vb
1. to be next to (an area of land, etc)
2. (foll by: to) to join; affix or attach
[C14: via Old French from Latin adjungere, from ad- to + jungere to join]
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ad•join
(əˈdʒɔɪn)v.t.
1. to be close to or in contact with; abut.
2. to attach or append; affix.
v.i. 3. to be in connection or contact.
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adjoin
Past participle: adjoined
Gerund: adjoining
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Verb | 1. | adjoin - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" |
2. | adjoin - be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point" spread over, cover - form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" attach - be attached; be in contact with hug - fit closely or tightly; "The dress hugged her hips" butt against, butt on, abut, adjoin, edge, border, march - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland" | |
3. | adjoin - attach or add; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
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adjoin
verb connect with or to, join, neighbour (on), link with, attach to, combine with, couple with, communicate with, touch on, border on, annex, approximate, unite with, verge on, impinge on, append, affix to, interconnect with Fields adjoined the garden and there were no neighbours.
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adjoin
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Translations
يُجَاوِر
sousedit
ligge ved siden af
liggja aî/saman, tengjast
būti gretaribotis
atrasties blakusrobežoties
susediť
bitişik olmak
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adjoin
[əˈdʒɔɪn] vt → essere contiguo/a a or attiguo/a athe room adjoining mine → la stanza accanto alla mia
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adjoin
(əˈdʒoin) verb to be next to or joined to. His house adjoins the hotel.
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adjoin
vt. juntar, asociar, unir.
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