adjoin

verb

ad·​join ə-ˈjȯin How to pronounce adjoin (audio)
a-
adjoined; adjoining; adjoins

transitive verb

1
: to add or attach by joining
2
: to lie next to or in contact with

intransitive verb

: to be close to or in contact with one another

Examples of adjoin in a Sentence

Her office adjoins the library. The two rooms adjoin each other.
Recent Examples on the Web Twenty- and thirtysomethings filed into a theatre adjoining a hair salon and a pet store. Chang Che, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024 Guests will have the option to adjoin suites to accommodate families or other groups traveling together. Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024 The high school sweethearts — who tied the knot in March 2022 — both shared snaps from their stay at the stunning beachside hotel Chileno Bay Resorts & Residences and adjoining Chileno Bay Golf & Beach Club earlier this month. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024 The family room adjoins a windowed dining area and a spacious kitchen that is nicely complemented by a huge walk-in pantry, a large mudroom, a small home office, and a second powder room. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024 Fewer ships appear to be transiting through the Red Sea and adjoining Suez Canal after the latest attack, according to maritime risks analytics company Windward. Hanna Ziady, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 In conjunction with that transformation, the hotel will be debuting a huge 42-seat deck running the length of the yet-to-open Brewery X pub adjoining the lobby that will look out onto the pool and marina. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024 The protesters were outside on a sidewalk adjoining the beach, on the far side of the tent from where the stage was set up. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024 Srinivas lives and works in rural Chamarajanagar, a town adjoining forest areas with a high population of tribal villages in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 27 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English ajoynen, adjoynen, borrowed from Anglo-French ajoindre, going back to Latin adjungere "to link up, yoke, add, attach," from ad- ad- + jungere "to join entry 1"

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of adjoin was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjoin. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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adjoin

verb
ad·​join ə-ˈjȯin How to pronounce adjoin (audio)
a-
1
: to add or attach by joining
2
: to lie next to or in contact with

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