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joined hands

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

Meaning of join hands

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To hold hands (to clasp each other's hands).
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To work together to achieve a common goal.
    • To get the government to change its policy of not providing antiretroviral treatment in the late 1990s and early 2000s, lawyers, scientists, doctors, economists, journalists and communities of people living with HIV joined hands to stand up to the state.2023 August 7, Mia Malan, “A pandemic is not just a disease – it’s a political, social and economic crisis fuelled by inequality”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    join forces

Questions about joined hands

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

Words near joined hands in the dictionary

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

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