verb phrase · neutral

join a community group

UK/dʒɔɪn ə kəˈmjuːnɪti ɡruːp/US/dʒɔɪn ə kəˈmjuːnəti ɡruːp/join a com·MU·ni·ty group

Band 6-7speakingtask2

to become a member of a local group that organises social, cultural or voluntary activities

Examples

After moving to the town she joined a community group to meet neighbours.

Volunteers joined a community group to clean the park every month.

Joining a community group helped him feel less isolated.

Band 8 sentence

To feel more connected to my neighbourhood I joined a community group that organises monthly clean-ups and events.

Collocations

  • join a community group to volunteer
  • join a local community group

Word family

join verbcommunity nouncommunity group nounmember noun

Common mistakes

join community groupjoin a community group

join a clubjoin a community group

Say it for a higher band

5join a club6become a member of a local group7+join a community group

Synonyms

become a member of a community group

Easily confused

join a club

I joined a book club to meet people who love reading.

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