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# adjoin

verb (adjoin, adjoins, adjoined, adjoining)

«adjoin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To be next to and joined to something: the kitchen adjoins the dining room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/#m1)
2. (adjoining, as an adjective) Next door and connected: adjoining rooms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used about rooms, buildings, fields and countries that share a wall or border; in geography maps show which countries adjoin. In maths, shapes that adjoin share a side. Phrases: adjoining rooms, adjoining land, the adjoining field.

### Examples

- The gym adjoins the school hall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/#x1)
- Our hotel had two adjoining rooms with a door between them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/#x2)
- The farmer bought the adjoining field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/#x3)
- France adjoins Spain along the mountains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/#x4)
- The two squares adjoin along one side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/#x5)
- The shed adjoins the garage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/#x6)
- Then the marriage was celebrated in the church adjoining the palace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb, a bit formal. Usually used without "to": "the room adjoins the hall", not "adjoins to". Do not confuse with "adjourn" (stop a meeting for a while).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adjoin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjoin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adjoin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adjoin.html) on Mova free.