"adjoining" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʌˈd͡ʒɔɪn.ɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-adjoining.ogg [US] Forms: more adjoining [comparative], most adjoining [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|ajoinen}} Middle English ajoinen, {{der|en|fro|ajoindre}} Old French ajoindre, {{cog|fr|adjoindre}} French adjoindre, {{der|en|la|adiungō||join to}} Latin adiungō (“join to”), {{m|la|ad-||to, towards, at}} ad- (“to, towards, at”), {{m|la|iungō||join}} iungō (“join”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} adjoining (comparative more adjoining, superlative most adjoining)
  1. Being in contact at some point or line; joining to Synonyms: contiguous, bordering, adjacent Translations (being in contact at some point): πρόσχορος (próskhoros) (Ancient Greek), tilgrænsende (Danish), tilstødende (Danish), naburig (Dutch), benachbart (German), angrenzend (German), adiacente (Italian), attiguo (Italian), confīnis (Latin), tūtata (Maori), tilgrensende (Norwegian Bokmål), tilstøtende (Norwegian Bokmål), tilgrensande (Norwegian Nynorsk), adjacente [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), прилега́ющий (prilegájuščij) (Russian), примыка́ющий (primykájuščij) (Russian), sosednji (Slovene), contiguo (Spanish), colindante (Spanish), angränsande (Swedish), adiaxente [feminine, masculine] (Venetian)
    Sense id: en-adjoining-en-adj-K1J2dlVz

Verb

IPA: /ʌˈd͡ʒɔɪn.ɪŋ/ [US] Audio: en-us-adjoining.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|ajoinen}} Middle English ajoinen, {{der|en|fro|ajoindre}} Old French ajoindre, {{cog|fr|adjoindre}} French adjoindre, {{der|en|la|adiungō||join to}} Latin adiungō (“join to”), {{m|la|ad-||to, towards, at}} ad- (“to, towards, at”), {{m|la|iungō||join}} iungō (“join”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} adjoining
  1. present participle and gerund of adjoin Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: adjoin
    Sense id: en-adjoining-en-verb-w9aDFOCE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

Alternative forms

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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "adjoin"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "present participle and gerund of adjoin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adjoin",
          "adjoin#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "gerund",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʌˈd͡ʒɔɪn.ɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-adjoining.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/04/En-us-adjoining.ogg/En-us-adjoining.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/En-us-adjoining.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adjoining"
}

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