adjoin

[uh-join]

verb (used with object)

1. to be close to or in contact with; abut on.

   His property adjoins the lake.

2. to attach or append; affix.

verb (used without object)

1. to be in connection or contact.

   the point where the estates adjoin.

adjoin

/ əˈdʒɔɪn /

verb

1. to be next to (an area of land, etc)

2. to join; affix or attach

Other Word Forms

• unadjoined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjoin¹

1275–1325; Middle English a ( d ) joinen < Middle French ajoindre. See ad-, join

Word History and Origins

Origin of adjoin¹

C14: via Old French from Latin adjungere, from ad- to + jungere to join

Example Sentences

At the National Nature Reserve adjoining Moccas Park, conservationists are putting oaks at the heart of an effort to restore the landscape.

From BBC

Before joining the staff in March she had raised more than £300,000 to improve the lives of fellow cancer patients at the adjoining Royal Hospital for Children.

From BBC

His house survived the Eaton fire, but homes adjoining his property were destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times

Etta James Farming claims the fire damaged its adjoining crops, farming equipment and infrastructure.

From Los Angeles Times

And it has sent troops into the UN-monitored demilitarised buffer zone between the occupied Golan Heights and Syria, as well as several adjoining areas and the summit of Mount Hermon.

From BBC

Related Words

• abut