"adjoin" meaning in English

See adjoin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈdʒɔɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adjoin.wav [UK] Forms: adjoin [canonical], adjoins [third-person, singular], adjoined [past], adjoined [past, participle], adjoining [present, participle]
enPR: ə-join' Head templates: {{verb|adjoin}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If one thing adjoins another, they touch each other. They are adjacent to one another. Synonyms: abut, border, touch
    Sense id: simple-adjoin-en-verb-u23ijNOm
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    },
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      "form": "adjoined",
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    },
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        {
          "text": "Mexico adjoins the United States."
        }
      ],
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        "If one thing adjoins another, they touch each other. They are adjacent to one another."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "abut"
        },
        {
          "word": "border"
        },
        {
          "word": "touch"
        }
      ]
    }
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      "enpr": "ə-join'"
    },
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      "ipa": "/əˈdʒɔɪn/"
    },
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "adjoined",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "adjoined",
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        "past",
        "participle"
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        {
          "text": "Mexico adjoins the United States."
        }
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        "If one thing adjoins another, they touch each other. They are adjacent to one another."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        {
          "word": "abut"
        },
        {
          "word": "border"
        },
        {
          "word": "touch"
        }
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/əˈdʒɔɪn/"
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