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joined forces

joined forces is the simple past and past participle of join forces.

Meaning of join forces

Verb

join forces (third-person singular simple present joins forces, present participle joining forces, simple past and past participle joined forces)

  1. (idiomatic) To combine labour, to come together, to unite.
    • The poor [banana] is even further shrunken. It is no longer spotted. The flecks have joined forces to form brown blotches all over the fruit.1979 February 3, Nancy Walker, “Going Bananas”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 27, page 11

Questions about joined forces

What is joined forces the simple past and past participle of?
Joined forces is the simple past and past participle of join forces.

Words near joined forces in the dictionary

  1. joinant
  2. joinder
  3. joinders
  4. joined
  5. joined at the hip
  6. joined forces
  7. joined hands
  8. joined in
  9. joined out
  10. joined the choir invisible
  11. joined the dots

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