join
part of speech
verb (join, joins, joined, joining); noun (a join, joins — the place where two things meet)
meaning for a pupil
1) To join things is to put or fix them together: join two ropes. tree →
2) To join a group, club or team is to become a member of it. tree →
3) To join someone is to come and be with them: Can I join you? tree →
4) To join in is to take part in something others are doing. tree →
5) A join is the place where two pieces meet. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, joining describes parts of the Tabernacle and priestly clothing fastened together. The prophets and writings also use it for being tied to someone: Ephraim joined to idols, or Levites joined to Benjamin's tribe. In the primary lessons: In maths, an action that adds: people join a group, pieces are joined end to end (lengths add); «join the dots» to draw a shape; join two points with a straight line. In everyday life: join a club, join the queue, join in a game. In stories, a new friend joins the adventure. Phrases: «join in», «join up», «join the dots», «join hands», «join forces».
examples
- Each board had two tenons, joined one to another. (Torah EXO.36.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; at the two ends was it joined together. (Torah EXO.39.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends thereof, that it may be joined together. (Torah EXO.28.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone. (Prophets HOS.4.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin. (Writings NEH.11.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- They are joined one to another; they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. (Writings JOB.41.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- 5 more children join the game. tree →
- He joins 3 ropes of 2 m each. tree →
- 4 birds joined the 7 on the fence. tree →
- How many are in the club after 6 join? tree →
- Can I join in? tree →
- She joined the swimming club last year. tree →
- Join the dots to draw a star. tree →
- Join the two points with a ruler. tree →
- Everyone joined hands in a circle. tree →
- You can hardly see the join in the wood. tree →
- He joined a caravan and set out. tree →
note
Past: joined. You join a club (no «to»): «join the club», not «join to the club». Joining means add. Trap: in a story about leaving and joining, add those who join and take away those who leave. Joining ropes end to end adds their lengths (3 × 2 m = 6 m); knots may use some of the rope if the story says so.
In the corpora
- It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends thereof, that it may be joined together.
- Each board had two tenons, joined one to another.
- They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; at the two ends was it joined together.
- And Israel joined himself unto the Baal of Peor; and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
- their wings were joined one to another; they turned not when they went; they went every one straight forward.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «join» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.