adjoin

verb

ad·​join ə-ˈjȯin How to pronounce adjoin (audio)
a-
adjoined; adjoining; adjoins

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

Examples of adjoin in a Sentence

Her office adjoins the library. The two rooms adjoin each other.
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George and Amal Clooney The couple first held a symbolic wedding at the seven-star Aman Canal Grande Hotel, followed by a civil ceremony at the 16th-century Palazzo Cavalli adjoining the Ca' Farsetti, the Venice town hall where civil weddings routinely take place. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 25 June 2025 Photo : Gregory White/Seattle Home Photography An adjoining sunroom serves as a less formal spot to have a meal. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 1 May 2025 The facility adjoined a maternity hospital where Catholic women pregnant out of wedlock would deliver babies. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025 Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall adjoins Arlington National Cemetery. Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for adjoin

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ajoynen, adjoynen, borrowed from Anglo-French ajoindre, going back to Latin adjungere "to link up, yoke, add, attach," from ad- ad- + jungere "to join entry 1"

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of adjoin was in the 14th century

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“Adjoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adjoin. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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adjoin

verb
ad·​join ə-ˈjȯin How to pronounce adjoin (audio)
a-
1
: to add or attach by joining
2
: to lie next to or in contact with

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