What does "rejoin" mean?
To join again; to unite after separation.
Rejoin
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: To join again; to unite after separation.
- Grammar: rejoin is listed as verb.
- Nearest alternatives: return, acknowledge, answer, answer back.
- Useful contrasts: part of the group, ripping, alienated.
- Usage evidence: President Obama has worked to reduce recidivism and improve strategies that allow formerly incarcerated individuals to rejoin society successfully.
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 To join again; to unite after separation.
"Soon after departure, we cross the invisible border into Scotland to enjoy more stunning coastal scenery, before the line finally swings inland at Burnmouth to traverse pine-clad valleys, shadowed by the A1 trunk road until we rejoin the coast at Cove, east of Dunbar."
- 2 To state in reply. archaic
""Be careful what you do," rejoined another man's voice that I did not know, "lest someone see you digging, and scent us out.""
- 3 answer back wordnet
- 4 To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
"Meet and rejoin me, in my penſive Grott."
- 5 To answer to a reply. archaic, intransitive
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- 6 join again wordnet
- 7 To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication. intransitive
- 8 To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied to patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement, based on rejoinder. US, nonstandard
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"President Obama has worked to reduce recidivism and improve strategies that allow formerly incarcerated individuals to rejoin society successfully."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "rejoin"?
Common synonyms include: return, acknowledge, answer, answer back, come back, come back.
How do you use "rejoin" in a sentence?
President Obama has worked to reduce recidivism and improve strategies that allow formerly incarcerated individuals to rejoin society successfully.
How do you pronounce "rejoin"?
Pronounced /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)) and partly from re- + joynen. By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder.
Etymology 2
From Middle English rejoynen, from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)). By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder.