Collocations for join - verb
1. become a member of sth
ADVERB
formally,
officially
Although a sympathizer, he never officially joined the party.
Although a sympathizer, he never officially joined the party.
voluntarily,
willingly
Some were conscripted into the army and others joined voluntarily.
Some were conscripted into the army and others joined voluntarily.
recently
This is Nicole, who recently joined the company.
This is Nicole, who recently joined the company.
VERB + join
want to,
wish to
flock to (esp. BrE)
By this time people were flocking to join the cult.
flock to (esp. BrE)
By this time people were flocking to join the cult.
decide to
persuade sb to
be allowed to
refuse to
persuade sb to
be allowed to
refuse to
2. do sth with sb else
ADVERB
together
Farmers can join together to get better prices.
Farmers can join together to get better prices.
eagerly,
gladly
I would gladly join you in whatever plans you have for this evening.
I would gladly join you in whatever plans you have for this evening.
VERB + join
wish to
invite sb to
They've invited us to join them on their yacht.
invite sb to
They've invited us to join them on their yacht.
be allowed to
She was now old enough to be allowed to join the adults.
She was now old enough to be allowed to join the adults.
be expected to
Thousands of people are expected to join the sponsored walk.
Thousands of people are expected to join the sponsored walk.
decide to
refuse to
refuse to
PREPOSITION
for
Will you join me for a drink in the bar?
Will you join me for a drink in the bar?
in
I'm sure you will all wish to join me in thanking our speaker tonight.
I'm sure you will all wish to join me in thanking our speaker tonight.
with
Please will you all join with me in singing the national anthem.
Please will you all join with me in singing the national anthem.
PHRASES
come and join sb
He waved a fork in greeting. ‘Come and join us!’
He waved a fork in greeting. ‘Come and join us!’
an invitation to join sb/sth
join in - PHRASAL VERB
ADVERB
enthusiastically
They all joined enthusiastically in the dancing.
They all joined enthusiastically in the dancing.
VERB + join in
want to
refuse to
refuse to
PREPOSITION
with
Everyone joined in with the singing.
Everyone joined in with the singing.
Join is used with these nouns as the subject:
employee, member
employee, member
Join is used with these nouns as the object:
academy, alliance, army, band, bandwagon, battle, board, boycott, brigade, business, cabinet, campaign, cast, cause, celebration, chase, choir, chorus, church, circle, club, coalition, commune, company, confederation, congregation, conspiracy, convent, conversation, course, crew, crowd, crusade, debate, demonstration, department, elite, end, expedition, faculty, festivities, fight, firm, fleet, flow, fold, force, gang, group, gym, hunt, institute, league, list, mailing list, mainstream, majority, meeting, military, militia, mob, monastery, motorway, movement, navy, network, orchestra, panel, party, practice, procession, profession, queue, race, rank, rebel, rebellion, register, road, scheme, sect, service, society, squad, staff, strike, struggle, syndicate, system, team, throng, ticket, union, venture
academy, alliance, army, band, bandwagon, battle, board, boycott, brigade, business, cabinet, campaign, cast, cause, celebration, chase, choir, chorus, church, circle, club, coalition, commune, company, confederation, congregation, conspiracy, convent, conversation, course, crew, crowd, crusade, debate, demonstration, department, elite, end, expedition, faculty, festivities, fight, firm, fleet, flow, fold, force, gang, group, gym, hunt, institute, league, list, mailing list, mainstream, majority, meeting, military, militia, mob, monastery, motorway, movement, navy, network, orchestra, panel, party, practice, procession, profession, queue, race, rank, rebel, rebellion, register, road, scheme, sect, service, society, squad, staff, strike, struggle, syndicate, system, team, throng, ticket, union, venture