French word

joindre

Pronunciation

IPA/ʒwɛ̃dʁ/

Meaning

  • verbcontact

Example

Tu peux me joindre ce soir ?

Can you contact me this evening?

Illustration for joindre (contact)

More examples

J'ai essayé de joindre le service client hier.

I tried to contact customer service yesterday.

Core concept

A communication path reaches its intended person and links the two sides.

Common phrases

  • joindre quelqu'un

    contact someone

  • joindre par mail

    contact by email

  • joindre un fichier

    attach a file

Similar words

appeler: To telephone someone in order to reach them.
téléphoner: To have a conversation or exchange with someone by telephone.
contacter: To reach someone by phone or email and convey a message.

Definition in French

Réussir à atteindre quelqu'un pour lui parler ou lui laisser un message, par téléphone, lettre ou courriel.

Word origin

The verb derives from Latin iungere through Old French joindre, whose central sense of joining developed into the modern sense of reaching someone by communication.

Usage tips

  • The phrase pouvoir joindre quelqu'un states that the person can be reached, while ne pas pouvoir le joindre states that contact cannot be made.

Other meanings

  • attachverb
  • joinverb

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