joining
Definitions
noun
The act or result of joining; a joint or juncture.
Collocations
5ADJ.
interested, later, martial
She was interested in joining the volleyball team after watching them practice last week.
VERB + JOINING
aids, am, consider, ended, excuses, isn't, prevent, talked
I'm considering joining the gym next month to get back in shape.
JOINING + NOUN
army, competition, european, everyone, group, itself, piano, team
She felt nervous about joining the group for the first time at school.
PREP.
about, from, in, in, into, up, with
She's thinking about joining the tennis club after work next spring.
ADV.
happily, shortly
She was happily joining the dance circle with her friends at the wedding reception.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6We have no objection to your joining us in our club.
Tatoeba · #71426One more person will be joining us later.
Tatoeba · #240110There's no membership fee for joining.
Tatoeba · #245037More and more students are joining the protests.
Tatoeba · #792319Tom talked Mary into joining our band.
Tatoeba · #1027977Tom tried to prevent Mary from joining the army.
Tatoeba · #1092624