adj
Meaning 1
Being in contact at some point or line; joining to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- an adjoining room
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: contiguous, bordering
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
adjoining
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /əˈd͡ʒɔɪ.nɪŋ/
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Australian, New-Zealand: /əˈd͡ʒoɪ.nɪŋ/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 JH OY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of adjoin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English ajoinen, from Old French ajoindre, (compare French adjoindre), from Latin adiungō (“join to”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + iungō (“join”).
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: tilgrænsende — being in contact at some point
- Danish: tilstødende — being in contact at some point
- Dutch: naburig — being in contact at some point
- German: benachbart — being in contact at some point
- German: angrenzend — being in contact at some point
- Ancient Greek: πρόσχορος (próskhoros) — being in contact at some point
- Italian: adiacente — being in contact at some point
- Italian: attiguo — being in contact at some point
- Latin: confīnis — being in contact at some point
- Māori: tūtata — being in contact at some point
- Māori: piritaha — being in contact at some point
- Norwegian Bokmål: tilgrensende — being in contact at some point
- Norwegian Bokmål: tilstøtende — being in contact at some point
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tilgrensande — being in contact at some point
- Polish: sąsiedni — being in contact at some point
- Polish: przyległy — being in contact at some point
- Portuguese: adjacente — being in contact at some point
- Russian: прилега́ющий (prilegájuščij) — being in contact at some point
- Russian: примыка́ющий (primykájuščij) — being in contact at some point
- Slovene: sosednji — being in contact at some point
- Spanish: contiguo — being in contact at some point
- Spanish: colindante — being in contact at some point
- Swedish: angränsande — being in contact at some point
- Venetan: adiaxente — being in contact at some point
Real reading context