Enjoin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

issue an injunction

give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛndʒˈɔɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛndʒˈɔɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛndʒˈɔɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛndʒˈɔɪn/.

Examples

I said to him to go home
She ordered him to do the shopping
The mother told the child to get dressed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tell say order

Parts of Speech

verb	issue an injunction
verb	give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority “I said to him to go home”

Word Forms

injunction	noun	(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
enjoinment	noun	(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
enjoining	noun	(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
order	noun	a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

befehlen

eine einstweilige Verfügung erlassen

🇫🇷French

enjoindre

émettre une injonction

🇪🇸Spanish

imponer

emitir una orden judicial

🇮🇹Italian

ingiungere

emettere un'ingiunzione

🇳🇱Dutch

bevelen

een bevel uitvaardigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

ordenar

emitir uma liminar

🇷🇺Russian

предписывать

издать судебный запрет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हुक्म चलाना

निषेधाज्ञा जारी करें

🇧🇩Bengali

আদেশ করা

একটি নিষেধাজ্ঞা জারি

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டளையிடவும்

தடை உத்தரவு பிறப்பிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆజ్ఞాపించండి

ఒక ఉత్తర్వు జారీ

🇮🇳Marathi

आज्ञा देणे

आदेश जारी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદેશ આપો

મનાઈ હુકમ જારી કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಜ್ಞಾಪಿಸು

ತಡೆಯಾಜ್ಞೆ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൽപ്പിക്കുക

ഒരു നിരോധനാജ്ഞ പുറപ്പെടുവിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੁਕਮ ਕਰੋ

ਹੁਕਮ ਜਾਰੀ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حکم دینا

حکم امتناعی جاری کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

责成

发出禁令

🇯🇵Japanese

参加する

差し止め命令を出す

🇰🇷Korean

명령하다

금지 명령을 내리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ra lệnh

ban hành lệnh cấm

🇹🇭Thai

สั่งสอน

ออกคำสั่งห้าม

🇮🇩Indonesian

memerintahkan

mengeluarkan perintah

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-utos

maglabas ng utos

🇲🇾Malay

menyuruh

mengeluarkan injunksi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يأمر

إصدار أمر قضائي

🇮🇷Persian

امر کردن

حکم صادر کند

🇹🇷Turkish

emretmek

ihtiyati tedbir kararı çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַיֵב

להוציא צו מניעה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'enjoin'?

The primary meaning of 'enjoin' is 'issue an injunction'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'enjoin' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'enjoin' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'enjoin' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'enjoin' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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