join in


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يَشْتَرِك في
přidat se
deltage i
taka òátt í
pridať sa

w>join in

vi (in activity) → mitmachen (prep obj bei); (in game also) → mitspielen (prep obj bei); (in demonstration also, in protest) → sich anschließen (→ prep obj +dat); (in conversation) → sich beteiligen (→ prep obj an +dat); join in, everybody! (in song etc) → alle (mitmachen)!; everybody joined in the chorussie sangen alle zusammen den Refrain, alle fielen in den Refrain ein; he didn’t want to join in the funer wollte nicht mitmachen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

join

(dʒoin) verb
1. (often with up, ~on etc) to put together or connect. The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.
2. to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry. Join point A to point B.
3. to become a member of (a group). Join our club!
4. (sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with). This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.
5. to come into the company of. I'll join you later in the restaurant.
noun
a place where two things are joined. You can hardly see the joins in the material.
join forces
to come together for united work or action. We would do better if we joined forces (with each other).
join hands
to clasp one another's hands (eg for dancing). Join hands with your partner; They joined hands in a ring.
join in
to take part (in). We're playing a game – do join in!; He would not join in the game.
join up
to become a member of an armed force. He joined up in 1940.
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Sport charity Join In's nationwide tour of community sports clubs takes place throughout August and will see Commonwealth stars and top athletes having a go at the everyday volunteer roles that make sport possible in the UK.
Dean will be joined on the day by Commonwealth gold medalist and director of sport at Join In, David Moorcroft, who said: "We are excited to be working with the Norton Sports Charity.
Geoff was back at his old club to promote sports volunteering charity Join In's campaign to find more volunteers to get involved in grassroots sport.