Joined Common

Joined has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

simple past tense and past participle of join

"After months of training, she finally joined the marathon as a professional runner."

In plain English: Joined means when two things are connected or put together to form a single unit.

"The two cities joined forces to build a new bridge."

Usage: Use "joined" to describe the action of connecting or becoming part of a group that happened in the past. It functions as both the simple past tense and the past participle of the verb "join."

Adjective

of or relating to two people who are married to each other

"After twenty years, they finally joined as a couple in a simple ceremony at her parents' house."

joined united

connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

"The train conductor checked that all the passenger cars were securely joined before the departure whistle blew."

coupled joined linked

Example Sentences

"The two cities joined forces to build a new bridge." verb

"She joined her friends at the coffee shop for afternoon tea." verb

"The two companies joined forces to create a new technology brand." verb

"He joined his hands together in prayer before the meal started." verb

Origin

Derived from Old French joindre, this past participle originates from the Latin verb iungere meaning "to yoke" or "to bind together." It retains its original sense of connecting two things into one.

Rhyming Words

ned sned woned paned tuned coned faned acned mined waned vaned zoned laned pwned maned tined toned lined boned fined

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