rejoindre/ʁə.ʒwɛ̃dʁ/
verb · B1 · Frequency 727
verb
Meanings
to join, to join up, to rejoin
Join a group; meet up/catch up with someone; not to reconnect objects.
to reach (a destination)
Indicates arriving at a place or destination.
Examples
Elle veut rejoindre ses amis après le travail.
She wants to join her friends after work.
Les deux chemins vont rejoindre la route principale.
The two paths will join the main road.
Nous partirons tôt pour rejoindre la gare avant huit heures.
We will leave early to reach the station before eight o'clock.
Collocations
- rejoindre les rangs de l’arméeto join the ranks of the army
- rejoindre le sommetto reach the summit
Common mistakes
Je rejoint les rangs de l’armée.
Je rejoins les rangs de l’armée.
The first-person singular present form of rejoindre is irregular: je rejoins, not je rejoint; je rejoint is the third-person singular form.
Related words
synonymjoindreto join, to connect
synonymrallierto rally (to gather or bring together people or forces)
synonymatteindreto attain, to accomplish, to achieve
- antonymquitterto leave, to quit a place or an organization
Grammar note
Rejoindre uses the auxiliary verb avoir to form compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to join, to join up, to rejoin
Join a group; meet up/catch up with someone; not to reconnect objects.
to reach (a destination)
Indicates arriving at a place or destination.
Examples
En rejoignant ses collègues, elle a appris la nouvelle.
As she joined her colleagues, she learned the news.
Le sentier, rejoignant la route principale, permet d'éviter le village.
The path, joining the main road, makes it possible to avoid the village.
En rejoignant le refuge avant la nuit, les randonneurs ont évité le froid.
By reaching the shelter before nightfall, the hikers avoided the cold.
Grammar note
Rejoindre uses the auxiliary verb avoir to form compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to join, to join up, to rejoin
Join a group; meet up/catch up with someone; not to reconnect objects.
to reach (a destination)
Indicates arriving at a place or destination.
Examples
À midi, Clara rejoint ses collègues à la cafétéria.
At noon, Clara joins her colleagues in the cafeteria.
Après deux heures de marche, le sentier rejoint la route départementale.
After two hours of walking, the trail joins the departmental road.
Le dernier bus rejoint le village avant la nuit.
The last bus reaches the village before nightfall.
Grammar note
Rejoindre uses the auxiliary verb avoir to form compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to join, to join up, to rejoin
Join a group; meet up/catch up with someone; not to reconnect objects.
to reach (a destination)
Indicates arriving at a place or destination.
Examples
Je rejoins mes collègues après la réunion.
I join my colleagues after the meeting.
Je rejoins la file devant le cinéma.
I join the line in front of the cinema.
Je rejoins l'hôtel avant la nuit.
I will reach the hotel before nightfall.
Grammar note
Rejoindre uses the auxiliary verb avoir to form compound tenses.
verb
Meanings
to join, to join up, to rejoin
Join a group; meet up/catch up with someone; not to reconnect objects.
to reach (a destination)
Indicates arriving at a place or destination.
Examples
Nous rejoignons nos collègues dans la salle de réunion.
We are joining our colleagues in the meeting room.
Après le déjeuner, nous rejoignons l'équipe sur le chantier.
After lunch, we rejoin the team at the worksite.
Nous rejoignons la gare avant la fermeture des guichets.
We reach the station before the ticket offices close.
Grammar note
Rejoindre uses the auxiliary verb avoir to form compound tenses.