rejoin

verb

re·​join ri-ˈjȯin How to pronounce rejoin (audio)
 transitive sense 1 is  (ˌ)rē-ˈjȯin
rejoined; rejoining; rejoins

intransitive verb

: to answer the replication of the plaintiff

transitive verb

1
: to join again
2
: to say often sharply or critically in response especially as a reply to a reply

Examples of rejoin in a Sentence

I'll be rejoining my family for the last part of our vacation. Now that the kids are in school, I'm ready to rejoin the workforce. The original drummer left the band in 2000 but rejoined two years later. This trail eventually rejoins the main trail. The river divides here, but the two streams rejoin downstream.
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McMann rejoined Domi and Nick Robertson at one point, a third line that played together a bunch last season. Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 Speaking on the Arroyo Grande podcast in April, the actor shared his thoughts on rejoining the project. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 The genius of the film’s explosive third act — a giddy masterclass in tension and release — is rooted in how Laxe uses it to braid those disparate energies together, as Luis begins to embrace his detachment from the world at the same time as his new friends become eager to rejoin it. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025 After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Janion famously cautioned Poles to not lose their cultural sense of self in their rush to rejoin the broader European community. Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rejoin

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French rejoindre, from re- + joindre to join — more at join entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of rejoin was in the 15th century

Cite this Entry

“Rejoin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejoin. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

rejoin

verb
re·​join
1
(ˈ)rē-ˈjȯin
: to join again : return to
rejoined my family after a week in camp
2
ri-
: to say in reply

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