Is adjoin a word

adjoin
[ə’dʒɔɪn]

1) Общая лексика: быть смежным, граничить, граничить с, прилегать, примкнуть, примыкать, примыкать к, присоединять, соединять, соприкасаться, соседствовать

2) Математика: переносить, прибавить, прибавлять, прикладывать, прилечь, приложить, присоединить, приставить, приставлять, складывать

3) Юридический термин: граничить , прилагать

4) Лингвистика: адъюнктивировать

5) Горное дело: быть расположенным рядом

6) Нефть: присоединяться

7) Макаров: соединяться, сопрягать, прилегать , примыкать , прилегать

8) Золотодобыча: подходить, сочленяться

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  • Adjoin — Ad*join ([a^]d*join ), v. i. 1. To lie or be next, or in contact; to be contiguous; as, the houses adjoin. [1913 Webster] When one man s land adjoins to another s. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] Note: The construction with to, on, or with is obsolete …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adjoin — [v1] be next to abut, approximate, be adjacent to, border, butt, communicate, connect, join, lie, lie beside, link, neighbor, touch, verge; concept 747 adjoin [v2] attach add, affix, annex, append, combine, connect, couple, interconnect, join,… …   New thesaurus

  • Adjoin — Ad*join , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjoined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjoining}.] [OE. ajoinen, OF. ajoindre, F. adjoindre, fr. L. adjungere; ad + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Adjunct}.] To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • adjoin — I verb abut on, adiacere, appose, attingere, be adjacent to, be contiguous to, be joined to, border on, cohere, conjoin, connect, converge, juxtapose, juxtaposit, lie beside, lie near to, meet, neighbor, place side by side, reach to, stand by,… …   Law dictionary

  • adjoin — (v.) c.1300, unite, ally from O.Fr. ajoin stem of ajoindre join together, unite, from L. adjungere fasten on, harness, join to, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + jungere to bind together (see JUGULAR (Cf. jugular)). Meaning …   Etymology dictionary

  • adjoin — ► VERB ▪ be next to and joined with. ORIGIN Old French ajoindre, from Latin adjungere join to …   English terms dictionary

  • adjoin — [ə join′] vt. [ME ajoinen < OFr ajoindre < L adjungere < ad , to (see AD ) + jungere: see JOIN] 1. to be next to; be contiguous to 2. to unite or annex (to a person or thing) vi. to be next to each other; be in contact …   English World dictionary

  • adjoin — UK [əˈdʒɔɪn] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms adjoin : present tense I/you/we/they adjoin he/she/it adjoins present participle adjoining past tense adjoined past participle adjoined formal to be next to and connected to another… …   English dictionary

  • adjoin — /euh joyn /, v.t. 1. to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake. 2. to attach or append; affix. v.i. 3. to be in connection or contact: the point where the estates adjoin. [1275 1325; ME a(d)joinen < MF ajoindre.… …   Universalium

  • adjoin — verb /əˈdʒɔɪn/ a) To be in contact or connection with. The living room and dining room adjoin each other. b) To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of …   Wiktionary

  • adjoin — verb Adjoin is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑land, ↑room …   Collocations dictionary

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примыкать, прилегать, граничить, соседствовать, соединяться

глагол ↓

- примыкать, прилегать, граничить

the playing-field adjoins the school — спортивная площадка примыкает к школе 
the two countries adjoin — эти две страны имеют общую границу 

- соединяться

the two houses adjoin — эти два дома соединяются между собой 

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Словосочетания

two countries adjoin — эти две страны имеют общую границу  
two houses adjoin — эти два дома соединяются между собой  

Примеры с переводом

Canada adjoins the U.S. 

Канада граничит с США.

Her office adjoins the library. 

Её кабинет расположен по соседству с библиотекой.

The two rooms adjoin each other. 

Эти два номера / эти две комнаты соседствуют друг с другом.

A vacant plot of land adjoins his house. 

К его дому прилегает никем не занятый /ничейный/ земельный участок.

I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer’s letter. 

Я прилагаю копию письма моего адвоката.

Возможные однокоренные слова

adjoining  — прилегающий, соседний, примыкающий, граничащий
adjoined  — примыкающий, прилегающий

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: adjoin
he/she/it: adjoins
ing ф. (present participle): adjoining
2-я ф. (past tense): adjoined
3-я ф. (past participle): adjoined

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Other forms: adjoining; adjoined; adjoins

Things that adjoin are next to each other or share a boundary. Two adjoining states are neighbors. The United States adjoins Canada.

Just as the word join suggests togetherness, things that adjoin are together in a specific way. They’re adjacent, which means they’re butting right up against one other. Two adjoining buildings are connected or next-door neighbors. Two adjoining states share a border. If two rooms adjoin, they are connected by a door or they share a wall. When things adjoin, they have a physical connection.

Definitions of adjoin

  1. verb

    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

    “Canada
    adjoins the U.S.”

    synonyms:

    abut, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march

  2. verb

    be in direct physical contact with; make contact

    synonyms:

    contact, meet, touch

    converge, meet

    be adjacent or come together

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    cover, spread over

    form a cover over

    adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick

    come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

    chafe, fray, fret, rub, scratch

    cause friction

    attach

    be attached; be in contact with

    hug

    fit closely or tightly

    abut, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march

    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

    border, environ, ring, skirt, surround

    extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

    lean against, lean on, rest on

    rest on for support

    flood

    cover with liquid, usually water

    bloody

    cover with blood

    mist, mist over

    become covered with mist

    glaciate

    cover with ice or snow or a glacier

    strew

    cover; be dispersed over

    grass, grass over

    cover with grass

    mold

    fit tightly, follow the contours of

    conglutinate

    stick together

    agglutinate

    clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.

    cake, coat

    form a coat over

    drown, overwhelm, submerge

    cover completely or make imperceptible

    leech onto

    admire boundlessly and follow around

    fringe

    decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe

    gird, girdle

    put a girdle on or around

    cloister

    surround with a cloister

    close in, enclose, inclose, shut in

    surround completely

    mantle

    cover like a mantle

    hem in

    surround in a restrictive manner

    cloak, clothe, drape, robe

    cover as if with clothing

    neighbor, neighbour

    be located near or adjacent to

    cloister

    surround with a cloister, as of a garden

    blanket

    form a blanket-like cover (over)

    carpet

    form a carpet-like cover (over)

    smother

    form an impenetrable cover over

    shroud

    form a cover like a shroud

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    add

    make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

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Источник

transitive verb

1

: to add or attach by joining

2

: to lie next to or in contact with

Synonyms

Example Sentences



Her office adjoins the library.



The two rooms adjoin each other.

Recent Examples on the Web

Passengers will board trains about 1½ miles away at Brightline’s station that adjoins the airport’s Terminal C and is nearly complete.


—Kevin Spear, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023




Apartments and a hotel are on properties adjoining the site where Trinsic Residential wants to build the five-story rental project.


—Steve Brown, Dallas News, 20 Mar. 2023




Now, more than three decades later, Woodall’s thousands of lunchboxes, housed in a long room that adjoins Woodall’s River Market Antiques storefront, continue to draw visitors from around the country.


—Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2023




The pipeline failure occurred at a girth weld, a point that adjoins two pipes, the agency said.


—Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Mar. 2023




Kenny’s grandfather built the laundromat from the ground up in 1983, in the lot adjoining the family’s liquor store.


—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023




The trail, which was recently restored and is managed by area citizens, adjoins the Eagle Elementary School and the Eagle Municipal Building.


—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023




The team has a locker room at Nationwide Arena in Columbus that adjoins one belonging to Michigan State, a longtime college basketball power that shares a team name, the Spartans, with St. Thomas Aquinas.


—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2023




The roughly 6,000-foot-structure adjoins a much larger, similar building occupied by the North Bennet Street School.


—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023


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Word History

Etymology

Middle English ajoynen, adjoynen, borrowed from Anglo-French ajoindre, going back to Latin adjungere «to link up, yoke, add, attach,» from ad- ad- + jungere «to join entry 1″

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of adjoin was
in the 14th century

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verb (used with object)

to be close to or in contact with; abut on: His property adjoins the lake.

to attach or append; affix.

verb (used without object)

to be in connection or contact: the point where the estates adjoin.

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Origin of adjoin

1275–1325; Middle English a(d)joinen<Middle French ajoindre.See ad-, join

OTHER WORDS FROM adjoin

un·ad·joined, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adjoin

adjoin , adjourn

Words nearby adjoin

adjective clause, adjective phrase, adjective pronoun, adjectivize, adjigo, adjoin, adjoining, adjoint, adjoint differential equation, adjourn, adjourned

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Words related to adjoin

abut, annex, approximate, border, butt, communicate, connect, join, lie, link, neighbor, touch, verge, add, affix, append, combine, couple, interconnect, unite

How to use adjoin in a sentence

  • The brothers, who had not seen each other for six days, spoke briefly together in the Oval Office before joining others in the adjoining meeting room.

  • It could eventually tell Ward which planes have passengers transferring from one flight to another, so he can put them at adjoining gates.

  • India also adjoins Bangladesh, where there has also been an alarming rise in cases, and Myanmar, which in turn borders Laos and Thailand.

  • Pets are welcome along all 18 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in the park and are allowed in the adjoining Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas, giving you plenty of room to adventure.

  • The EPA found the adjoining neighborhoods — where nearly 27 percent of residents live below the poverty line and 75 percent are people of color — had “high risk vulnerability” to pollution.

  • Companies tend to create oil palm plantations in large tracts, many of which adjoin neighboring plantations.

  • Some of the chiefs attach themselves in preference to the Parthians, others to the Romans, to whom they adjoin.

  • It should adjoin the hennery, and a section of its roof should be movable to allow a change of litter.

  • The soul and mind adjoin themselves closely to the flesh of the body, to operate and produce their effects, 178.

  • In the still posterior sections the segmental duct would be quite without a lumen, and would closely adjoin the epiblast.

  • The battlefields of the Argonne adjoin on the West those of Verdun.

British Dictionary definitions for adjoin

verb

to be next to (an area of land, etc)

(tr foll by to) to join; affix or attach

Word Origin for adjoin

C14: via Old French from Latin adjungere, from ad- to + jungere to join

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