ɑːˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən kənˈdʒɔɪn kəˈnɛkt ˈdʒɔɪn ˈdʒɔɪn dʒɔɪnt ˈdʒʌŋkʃən ˈdʒʌŋk.tʃə(ɹ) ˈdʒʌŋk.tʃɚ ˈjuːn.jən juˈnaɪt make contact or come together The two roads join here cause to become joined or linked join these two parts so that they fit together become part of; become a member of a group or organization He joined the Communist Party as a young man come into the company of She joined him for a drink be or become joined or united or linked The two streets connect to become a highway Our paths joined The travelers linked up again at the airport a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets let C be the union of the sets A and B the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made