verb

juntar

gather

Poner dos o más cosas o personas cerca para que queden en un mismo lugar o formen un grupo.

Definition & meaning

Juntar is a versatile Spanish verb primarily used to describe the act of bringing things or people together. Depending on the context, it can have the following meanings:

To gather or collect: To bring together separate items into one place or group. For example, gathering money for a cause or collecting scattered papers.
To join or connect: To place two or more things in physical contact with each other so they touch or are attached.
To associate or spend time with: Often used in the reflexive form juntarse, it means to hang out, associate, or socialize with someone.
To combine: To put different elements together to form a whole.

Grammar & Word origin

Juntar is a regular verb ending in -ar. It is often used as a transitive verb, but it is very frequently used as a reflexive verb (juntarse) when describing people coming together or things becoming unified.

Etymologically, it comes from the Latin word iunctare, which is the frequentative form of iungere (to join). This Latin root is also the source of the English word "junction" or "join."