Unirse (en. Join)

/uniɾse/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To incorporate oneself into a group or association.

He decided to join the book club.

Decidió unirse al club de lectura.

To produce a union or connection between things.

The pieces will join easily.

Las piezas se unirán fácilmente.

To consent or accept something in common.

They united in the fight for civil rights.

Se unieron en la lucha por los derechos civiles.

It comes from the Latin 'unir', which means 'to make one'.

join a cause

To get involved in a specific mission or purpose.

unirse a causa

get married

To celebrate a formal union between two people.

unirse en matrimonio

join the conversation

To participate in an ongoing discussion or dialogue.

unirse a la conversación

union

Action of joining or state of being one.

unión

associate

Joining someone to form a partnership.

asociarse

affiliation

Action of affiliating or joining an organization.

afiliación

To get involved in something

I decided to sneak into the party after I was invited.

Decidí meterme en la fiesta después de que me invitaron.

To crash

We saw that he slipped into the group without anyone noticing.

Vimos que él se coló al grupo sin que nadie lo notara.