rejoin
Syllables: re·join/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
rejoin verb: to join again; to unite after separation.
Verb (1)
rejoin (third-person singular simple present rejoins, present participle rejoining, simple past and past participle rejoined)
- 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.2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75
- To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
- Meet and rejoin me, in my penſive Grott.1737, [Alexander] Pope, The Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated, London: […] R[obert] Dodsley, […], →OCLC, page 14, line 18
- The pair parted company and Stephen rejoined Mr Bloom, who with his practised eye, was not without perceiving that he had succumbed to the blandiloquence of the other parasite. Alluding to the encounter he said, laughingly, Stephen, that is: […]1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16: Eumaeus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 575
Verb (2)
rejoin (third-person singular simple present rejoins, present participle rejoining, simple past and past participle rejoined)
- To state in reply.
- "Be careful what you do," rejoined another man's voice that I did not know, "lest someone see you digging, and scent us out."[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, “In the Vault”, in Moonfleet (Arnold’s English Literature Series), London: Edward Arnold & Co., →OCLC, page 44
- To answer to a reply.
- To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
- To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied to patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement, based on rejoinder.
rejoin meaning in Bengali and Kannada
rejoin in Bengali
- পুনরায় যুক্ত হওয়া
rejoin in Kannada
- ಮತ್ತೆ ಸೇರು, ಮಾರ್ನುಡಿ
Examples of rejoin in a sentence
- Bensman joins Jon Feere, another CIS alumnus who rejoined the Trump administration as ICE’s chief of staff.
- The akh would later become the state achieved when the ba and ka are rejoined.
- Byrne and Eno then rejoin Talking Heads in Nassau to record the funksome Remain In Light.
Antonyms of rejoin
Forms of rejoin
| third-person singular present | rejoins |
|---|---|
| present participle | rejoining |
| past participle | rejoined |
| past | rejoined |
Origin of rejoin
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.
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.
Words formed from rejoin
Words that rhyme with rejoin
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Questions about rejoin
- What does rejoin mean?
- Rejoin means to join again; to unite after separation.
- What is rejoin in Bengali?
- Rejoin in Bengali is পুনরায় যুক্ত হওয়া. See Rejoin meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is rejoin?
- Rejoin is a verb.
- How do you pronounce rejoin?
- Rejoin is pronounced /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/.
- What is the past tense of rejoin?
- The past tense of rejoin is rejoined.
Words near rejoin in the dictionary
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