Combine

/kəmˈbaɪn/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
2. (transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together.
3. (intransitive) To come together; to unite.
4. (card games) In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
5. (obsolete) To bind; to hold by a moral tie.
6. Ellipsis of combine harvester.
7. A combination.
8. Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight functions.

Example Sentences

Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl.

I'm combining business and pleasure on this trip.

Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat.

Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.

two substances that easily combine

You with your foes combine, / And seem your own destruction to design.

So sweet did harp and voice combine.

I am combined by a sacred vow.

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• combines
• combining
• combined

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