Rejoin
[riː'dʒɒɪn] or [,ri'dʒɔɪn]
Definition
(v. t.) To join again; to unite after separation.
(v. t.) To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
(v. t.) To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause.
(v. i.) To answer to a reply.
(v. i.) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Answer (to a reply).
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Definition
v.t. to join again: to unite what is separated: to meet again.—v.i. to answer to a reply.—ns. Rejoin′der an answer joined on to another an answer to a reply: (law) the defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication; Rejoin′dūre (Shak.) a joining again.
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Examples
- Or could Bertha--the dread alternative sprang on her suddenly--could Bertha, left to herself, have gone ashore to rejoin him? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Resolute, however, to rejoin him, I penetrated the living barrier, creeping under where I could not get between or over. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Soon tiring of idleness and isolation he sent a cry from Macedonia to his old friend Milt Adams, who was in Boston, and whom he wished to rejoin if he could get work promptly in the East. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Mr. Pickwick smiled; they shook hands, and walked back to rejoin their companions. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Some of our party have gone to England, intending to take a roundabout course and rejoin the vessel at Leghorn or Naples several weeks hence. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I felt that I carried with me those I best loved; I was pleased, after a long separation to rejoin Adrian; never again to part. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Now, rejoin your old friend, and fear nothing for us. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- There are plenty of people to tell you what to do, Archer rejoined, obscurely envious of them. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Can't, indeed,' rejoined Bob Sawyer, 'I wouldn't mind a brain, but I couldn't stand a whole head. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You appear to feel it so,' rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I will,' rejoined Dowler. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- That's right,' rejoined Nancy. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- With a difference, my dear Sir; with a difference,' rejoined Perker, deliberately folding up the paper and putting it into his pocket again. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Not exactly that,' rejoined Mr. Brownlow, laughing; 'but we must proceed gently and with great care. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- On rejoining my companions, I knew they all looked at me--my heart seemed discovered to them: I believed myself self-betrayed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Carton rejoining, Nothing in life! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Why, I have noticed myself that there is a queer kind of flavour in the place to-night, Mr. Weevle rejoins. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- In the river,' somebody rejoins. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I have nothing to say to you, rejoins Mr. Tulkinghorn. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Chesney Wold, Thomas, rejoins the housekeeper with proud complacency, will set my Lady up! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Well, she tries walking, Mercury rejoins. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- At Snigsworthy,' Twemlow rejoins. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Mr. Snagsby, with his cough of meekness, rejoins, Wouldn't you really, my dear? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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