collocation · informal
join a club
/dʒɔɪn ə klʌb/join·a·CLUB
to become a member of a club or organized group
Examples
“After starting university, I joined a photography club to meet people.”
“If you want to practise a sport more often, consider joining a club.”
“She joined the drama club last month and loves rehearsals.”
Band 8 sentence
“I joined a photography club at university to improve my technical skills and meet like-minded people.”
Collocations
- join a sports club
- join the school club
Word family
Common mistakes
join club→join a club
go to the club→join a club
Say it for a higher band
5go to a club→6be in a club→7+join a club
Synonyms
become a member of
sign up for a club
Easily confused
sign up for a club
“I signed up for the photography club at the student fair.”
be a member of a club
“She has been a member of the chess club since last year.”
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