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joins forces

joins forces is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is joins forces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Joins forces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of join forces.

Words near joins forces in the dictionary

  1. joiningly
  2. joinings
  3. joinpoint
  4. joinpoints
  5. joins
  6. joins forces
  7. joins hands
  8. joins in
  9. joins out
  10. joins the choir invisible
  11. joins the dots

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