adjoin

verb

ad·join | \ ə-ˈjȯin

, a-\

adjoined; adjoining; adjoins

Definition of adjoin

transitive verb

1 : to add or attach by joining

2 : to lie next to or in contact with

intransitive verb

: to be close to or in contact with one another

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Examples of adjoin in a Sentence

Her office adjoins the library. The two rooms adjoin each other.

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Topped by an antique chandelier, the center-island country kitchen adjoins a breakfast nook. — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, "Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham sells Brentwood compound for $28 million," 2 July 2019 The tract adjoins the north side of the 2,500-acre Fields development. — Steve Brown, Dallas News, "Jerry Jones' Blue Star Land adds to its Frisco property holdings," 1 July 2019 At Yellowhammer Brewing, check out the taproom’s adjoining Lost Highway Bierhall that features a large indoor hall, plus a covered patio and biergarten. — al.com, "24 Hours on the Downtown Huntsville Craft Beer Trail," 26 June 2019 The dining area adjoins a step-down living room, which has a fireplace. — Jack Flemming, latimes.com, "Hot Property: Tyra Banks, model home flipper," 15 June 2019 In classical antiquity Syria adjoined Phoenicia, which included the ports of Tyre and Sidon, but it was also associated with a bewildering variety of other ancient places, some clearly in the interior far from the sea. — G.w. Bowersock, The New York Review of Books, "The Many Lives of Palestine," 18 Apr. 2019 After dinner, Sophia’s adjoining bar was our destination. — Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, "A Sojourn in Munich Means a Stay at the Charles Hotel," 24 Jan. 2019 So were those at Wednesday’s vigil, who called for the city to shut down the gas station and adjoining car wash at the troublesome intersection as a means of quelling the crime. — Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, "Dozens gather to remember 13-year-old slain in Pleasant Grove as Dallas' violent crime surge continues," 5 June 2019 Acquiring the atrium and adjoining retail space would allow expansion of the existing concourse and possibly the future addition of a second concourse. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, "8 Reasons To Buy The Atrium, Other Space Outside Hartford's XL Center Arena Now Rather Than Later," 25 June 2018

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