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Adjoin

verb/kˈæsɪəs/
Definition
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈæsɪəs/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈabaʊkə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈabaʊkə/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈæsɪəs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verblie adjacent to another or share a boundary
“Canada adjoins the U.S.”
verbbe in direct physical contact with; make contact
“The two buildings touch”
verbattach or add
“I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter”
Word Forms
bordernounthe boundary of a surface
edgenouna line determining the limits of an area
edgingnounborder consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
abutmentnounpoint of contact between two objects or parts
abutternounthe owner of contiguous property
marchnoundistrict consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
buttnouna joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping
touchnounthe event of something coming in contact with the body
adjunctiveadjectivejoining; forming an adjunct
adjunctionnounan act of joining or adjoining things
contactnounthe state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
angrenzen
liegen nebeneinander oder teilen sich eine Grenze
🇫🇷French
adjoindre
être adjacent à un autre ou partager une frontière
🇪🇸Spanish
colindar
estar adyacente a otro o compartir un límite
🇮🇹Italian
congiungere
giacciono adiacenti ad un altro o condividono un confine
🇳🇱Dutch
aansluiten
naast elkaar liggen of een grens delen
🇵🇹Portuguese
adjacente
ficam adjacentes a outro ou compartilham um limite
🇷🇺Russian
примыкать
лежат рядом с другим или разделяют границу
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अगला होना
दूसरे के निकट स्थित होना या एक सीमा साझा करना
🇧🇩Bengali
সংলগ্ন
অন্যের সংলগ্ন থাকা বা একটি সীমানা ভাগ করে নেওয়া
🇮🇳Tamil
ஒட்டி
மற்றொன்றுக்கு அருகில் படுத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள் அல்லது எல்லையைப் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆనుకొని
మరొక ప్రక్కనే పడుకోండి లేదా సరిహద్దును పంచుకోండి
🇮🇳Marathi
संलग्न
दुसऱ्याला लागून राहा किंवा सीमा सामायिक करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
સંલગ્ન
બીજાને અડીને આવેલા અથવા સીમા શેર કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೊಂದು
ಇನ್ನೊಂದರ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಲಗಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗಡಿಯನ್ನು ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചേരുക
മറ്റൊന്നിനോട് ചേർന്ന് കിടക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിർത്തി പങ്കിടുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਾਲ ਲੱਗਣਾ
ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਲਗਦੇ ਰਹੋ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਸੀਮਾ ਸਾਂਝੀ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
ملحق
دوسرے سے متصل لیٹنا یا ایک حد کا اشتراک کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
与另一个相邻或共享边界
🇯🇵Japanese
隣接する
隣り合って存在するか、境界を共有する
🇰🇷Korean
인접하다
다른 사람과 인접해 있거나 경계를 공유하고 있습니다.
🇻🇳Vietnamese
liền kề
nằm liền kề nhau hoặc có chung ranh giới
🇹🇭Thai
ติด
นอนติดกันหรือแบ่งเขตแดน
🇮🇩Indonesian
berdampingan
terletak bersebelahan dengan yang lain atau berbagi batas
🇵🇭Filipino
magkadugtong
magsinungaling sa tabi ng isa pa o magbahagi ng hangganan
🇲🇾Malay
bersebelahan
terletak bersebelahan dengan orang lain atau berkongsi sempadan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جاور
تقع بجوار أخرى أو تشترك في الحدود
🇮🇷Persian
مجاورت کردن
در مجاورت دیگری دراز بکشید یا یک مرز مشترک داشته باشید
🇹🇷Turkish
bitişik
diğerine bitişik uzanmak veya bir sınırı paylaşmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִגבּוֹל עִם
לשכב סמוך לאחר או לחלוק גבול
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'adjoin'?
The primary meaning of 'adjoin' is 'lie adjacent to another or share a boundary'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'adjoin' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'adjoin' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'adjoin' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'adjoin' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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