join the club
An expression of sympathy for a shared experience.
You're getting poor response times? Join the club!
VERB + JOIN
want to, wish to
flock to
Thousands of fans are flocking to join the new social media platform since it launched last month.
decide to | persuade sb to | be allowed to | refuse to
PHRASES
an invitation to join sth
VERB + JOIN
wish to
invite sb to
My friend invited me to join her study group last week.
be allowed to
My son finally got permission to join the school football team this year.
be expected to
Many new employees are expected to join the company next month.
decide to | refuse to
PREP
for
My friends asked me to join them for lunch after the movie finished.
in
We all joined in the celebration when our team won the championship.
with
We joined with our neighbors to organize a community clean-up day last weekend.
PHRASES
come and join sb
My friends are having a picnic in the park—come and join us this Saturday afternoon.
an invitation to join sb/sth PHRASAL VERBS join in
ADV
enthusiastically
The new members enthusiastically joined the community garden project last spring.
VERB + JOIN
want to | refuse to
PREP
with
The whole class joined in with the dance routine during the school assembly.