Come and do something

Come to do something

Join battle

Join the club

Join a queue

Join something to something

Join together

Join (with) somebody to do something

Join (with) somebody in doing something

Join somebody for something

I invited them to join us for a glass of wine.

I'm sure you'll all join me in thanking today's speaker.

Parents have joined with health experts to produce a video for bereaved families.

Three police forces have joined together to buy a helicopter.

5. CONNECT

a) [transitive] to connect or fasten things together

Join the two pieces of wood with strong glue.

The island is joined to the mainland by a causeway.

b) [intransitive and transitive] if two roads, rivers etc join, they come together and become connected at a particular point

Finally we arrived at Dartmouth, where the River Dart joins the sea. the point where the two roads join

to go and stand at the end of a line of people

He went in and joined the queue for the toilets.

7. join hands

if people join hands, they hold each other's hands

They joined hands and danced round and round.

spoken used to say that you and a lot of other people are in the same situation

'I'm having difficulty knowing what today's debate is about.' 'Join the club, Geoffrey.'

formal to begin fighting

10. be joined in marriage/holy matrimony

formal to be married

join in (something) phrasal verb

to take part in something that a group of people are doing or that someone else does

In the evening there was a barbecue, with the whole village joining in the fun.

join up phrasal verb

1. to become a member of the army, navy, or air force

2. British English to connect things, or to become connected

join something ↔ up

The dots are joined up by a line.

join up with somebody/something phrasal verb

to combine with or meet other people in order to do something

Three months ago, they joined up with another big company that sells arms.

Join noun [countable]

a place where two parts of an object are connected or fastened together

It's been glued back together so well you can hardly see the join.

Come verb past tense came, past participle come[intransitive]

1. MOVE TOWARDS SOMEBODY/SOMETHING◀

to move towards you or arrive at the place where you are

ￚopposite go

Let me know when they come.

Can you come here for a minute? Come a bit closer and you'll be able to see better.

come in/into/out of etc

There was a knock on the door and a young woman came into the room.

come to/towards

I could see a figure coming towards me.

come across/down/up etc

As they came down the track, the car skidded.

I've come to see Philip.

I'll come and help you move the rest of the boxes. Come and look at this!

come running/flying/speeding etc

Jess came flying round the corner and banged straight into me.

come to dinner/lunch

What day are your folks coming to dinner?

here comes somebody/something spoken (=used to say that someone or something is coming towards you)

Ah, here comes the bus at last!

2. GO WITH SOMEBODY

if someone comes with you, they go to a place with you

We're going for a drink this evening. Would you like to come?

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