Teachers joined forces with parents to prepare the hall for the school play.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
join forces — Ⅰ. combine/join forces ► to work with someone in order to achieve something you both want: »The two companies, one Dutch the other French, have just joined forces to exploit the European market for petfood. Main Entry: ↑force Ⅱ. join forces ► to… … Financial and business terms
join — join1 [ dʒɔın ] verb *** 1. ) join or join up transitive to connect two things: Join the two edges of the material. join something to something: You have to join the smaller piece of wood to the main part. join something together: First, join the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
join — I UK [dʒɔɪn] / US verb Word forms join : present tense I/you/we/they join he/she/it joins present participle joining past tense joined past participle joined *** 1) a) [transitive] to become a member of an organization, club etc I m thinking of… … English dictionary
combine/join forces — Ⅰ. combine/join forces ► to work with someone in order to achieve something you both want: »The two companies, one Dutch the other French, have just joined forces to exploit the European market for petfood. Main Entry: ↑force Ⅱ. join forces ► to… … Financial and business terms
join*/*/*/ — [dʒɔɪn] verb I 1) [T] to become a member of an organization, club, or group, or to start working for an organization Ant: leave I m thinking of joining a choir.[/ex] Martin joined the firm in 1999.[/ex] He wants to join the army.[/ex] 2) [T] to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
join — join1 W1S1 [dʒɔın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(group/organization)¦ 2¦(activity)¦ 3¦(go to somebody)¦ 4¦(do something together)¦ 5¦(connect)¦ 6 join a queue 7 join hands 8 join the club 9 join battle 10 be joined in marriage/holy … Dictionary of contemporary English
join — 1 /dZOIn/ verb 1 CONNECT a) (T) to connect or fasten things together: Join the two pieces of wood with strong glue. | The hip bone is joined to the thigh bone. b) (I, T) to come together and become connected: Where does the river join the sea? 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
join — joinable, adj. /joyn/, v.t. 1. to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple. 2. to come into contact or union with: The brook joins the river. 3. to bring together in a particular relation or… … Universalium
combine forces — join/combine/forces phrase to start to work together in order to achieve a shared goal Scientists and dairy farmers should join forces to overcome variations in milk quality. Thesaurus: to do something with someone elsesynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
join up — phrasal verb Word forms join up : present tense I/you/we/they join up he/she/it joins up present participle joining up past tense joined up past participle joined up 1) [intransitive] to become a member of the armed forces He joined up right… … English dictionary
