əˈsɛmbl̩ ˈɡæðə ˈɡæðɚ ˈdʒɔɪn

become part of; become a member of a group or organization He joined the Communist Party as a young man get together socially or for a specific purpose get people together assemble your colleagues get together all those who are interested in the project gather the close family members a small informal social gathering there was an informal meeting in my living room