join someone in (doing) something

join someone in (doing) something
join someone in (doing) something phrase
to do or say something with other people

They joined us in complaining about the service we received in the restaurant.

I’m sure everyone joins me in wishing Caroline and David a long and happy marriage.

Thesaurus: to do something with someone elsesynonym
Main entry: join

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

  • join with — ˈjoin with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they join with he/she/it joins with present participle joining with past tense joined with p …   Useful english dictionary

  • I took the liberty of doing something — phrase used for telling someone that you have done something without their permission but you hope that they approve of this I took the liberty of asking an old friend to join us for dinner. Thesaurus: polite words and expressionssynonym… …   Useful english dictionary

  • join with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms join with : present tense I/you/we/they join with he/she/it joins with present participle joining with past tense joined with past participle joined with formal join with someone to say or do something with… …   English dictionary

  • I took the liberty of doing something — used for telling someone that you have done something without their permission but you hope that they approve of this I took the liberty of asking an old friend to join us for dinner …   English dictionary

  • 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 up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone joins up, they become a member of the army, the navy, or the air force. [V P] When hostilities broke out he returned to England and joined up. Syn: enlist 2) PHR V RECIP If one person or organization joins up with… …   English dictionary

  • join company with — formal phrase to become involved in something that someone else is doing Nurses’ unions have joined company with the teachers in protesting at the policy. Thesaurus: to do something with someone elsesynonym Main entry: company …   Useful english dictionary

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