"join forces" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-join forces.ogg [Australia] Forms: joins forces [present, singular, third-person], joining forces [participle, present], joined forces [participle, past], joined forces [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} join forces (third-person singular simple present joins forces, present participle joining forces, simple past and past participle joined forces)
  1. (idiomatic) To combine labour, to come together, to unite. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: band together

Inflected forms

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