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joins hands

joins hands is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 joins hands

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

Words near joins hands in the dictionary

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

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