French word

rejoindre

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁəʒwɛ̃dʁ/

Meaning

  • verbmeet up with ___

Example

Je rejoins mes amis au café.

I am meeting up with my friends at the cafe.

Illustration for rejoindre (meet up with ___)

More examples

Nous allons rejoindre la conversation au bar.

We are going to join the conversation at the bar.

Core concept

A path leads into a person, group, place, or shared position, making it part of the same whole.

Common phrases

  • rejoindre des amis

    join friends

  • rejoindre la conversation

    join the conversation

  • rejoindre la file

    join the line

Similar words

rencontrer: Encountering someone at a planned meeting or unexpectedly.
retrouver: Meeting again someone known from before or expected at an appointment.
se joindre à: Becoming part of a group or gathering and acting together.
rattraper: Catching up with someone ahead to arrive alongside them.

Definition in French

Retrouver en se rendant auprès de quelqu'un, d'un groupe ou d'un lieu, ou, au figuré, rallier une opinion ou un mouvement.

Word origin

The verb comes from Old French rejoindre, formed with re- meaning "again" and joindre meaning "join"; joindre descends from Latin iungere.

Usage tips

  • Rejoindre normally takes the person, group, or place as a direct object, as in Je rejoins mes amis, without a preposition.

Other meanings

  • reachverb

Opposites

  • partirdepartverb
  • s'éloignermove awayverb

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