Definition of mix verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mix

verb

/mɪks/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they mix	/mɪks/ /mɪks/
he / she / it mixes	/ˈmɪksɪz/ /ˈmɪksɪz/
past simple mixed	/mɪkst/ /mɪkst/
past participle mixed	/mɪkst/ /mɪkst/
-ing form mixing	/ˈmɪksɪŋ/ /ˈmɪksɪŋ/

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combine

[intransitive, transitive] if two or more substances or things mix or you mix them, they combine, usually in a way that means they cannot easily be separated

Oil and water do not mix.
mix with something Oil does not mix with water.
Grief mixed with fear and rage as the people surveyed the ruins of their homes.
mix A and B (together) Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
If you mix blue and yellow, you get green.
mix A with B I don't like to mix business with pleasure (= combine social events with doing business).
mix A into B Smith often mixed sand into her paint to create a textured surface.

Extra Examples

His tears were mixing with the warm water.
Mix yellow with blue to make green.
The students have tried to mix creativity with a social message.
In his world view, art and religion were inextricably mixed.

Topics Cooking and eatingb1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

thoroughly
well
gently
…

preposition

with

phrases

mix and match
pick and mix

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[transitive] to prepare something by combining two or more different substances

mix something With this range of paints, you can mix your own colours.
Be sure to mix the solution properly .
mix something for somebody Why don't you mix a cocktail for our guests?
mix somebody something Why don't you mix our guests a cocktail?

Synonyms mixmixstir ▪ mingle ▪ blendThese words all refer to substances, qualities, ideas or feelings combining or being combined.mix to combine two or more substances, qualities, ideas or feelings, usually in a way that means they cannot easily be separated; to be combined in this way:

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.
Oil and water do not mix.

stir to move a liquid or substance around, using a spoon or something similar, in order to mix it completely:

She stirred her tea.

mingle to combine or be combined. Mingle can be used to talk about sounds, colours, feelings, ideas, qualities or substances. It is used in written English to talk about how a scene or event appears to somebody or how they experience it: The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. • He felt a kind of happiness mingled with regret. blend to mix two or more substances or flavours together; to be mixed together:

Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste.

mix or blend?If you blend things when you are cooking you usually combine them more completely than if you just mix them. Mix can be used to talk about colours, feelings or qualities as well as food and substances. In this meaning blend is mostly used in the context of cooking. It is also used to talk about art, music, fashion, etc. with the meaning of ‘combine in an attractive way’.Patterns

to mix/mingle/blend (something) with something
to mix/stir/mingle/blend something into something
to mix/stir/mingle/blend something together
to mix/stir/blend ingredients
to mix/mingle/blend flavours
to mix/blend colours
mixed/mingled feelings
to mix/stir/blend something thoroughly/well/gently

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

thoroughly
well
gently
…

preposition

with

phrases

mix and match
pick and mix

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[intransitive] if two or more things, people or activities do not mix, they are likely to cause problems or danger if they are combined

Children and fireworks don't mix.
These pills won't mix well with alcohol.

meet people

[intransitive] to meet and talk to different people, especially at social events synonym socialize

We've worked together for years but never mixed socially.
mix with somebody They don't mix much with the neighbours.
She mixed happily with the other children.
I don't really mix with people my own age.

Extra Examples

a child who mixes well at school
They had attended university together and often mixed socially.
Tourists have the opportunity to mix with the locals.

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

easily
well
freely
…

preposition

with

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music/sounds

[transitive] mix something (specialist) to combine different recordings of voices and/or instruments to produce a single piece of music

Up to eight tracks can be mixed simultaneously.

Topics Musicb2

Word Originlate Middle English: back-formation from mixed (taken as a past participle).

Idioms

be/get mixed up in something

to be/become involved in something, especially something illegal or dishonest
- Don't tell me you're mixed up in all of this?

be/get mixed up with somebody

to be/become friendly with or involved with somebody that other people do not approve of
- He got mixed up with a crowd who were into drugs and crime.

mix and match

to combine things in different ways for different purposes
- You can mix and match courses to suit your requirements.
- This mix-and-match approach will appeal to a variety of players.
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mix it (with somebody) (British English)

(North American English mix it up (with somebody))

(informal) to argue with somebody or cause troubleTopics Opinion and argumentc2

mix it up

to do something differently from the way it is usually done
- The show has been the same for ten years, so it’s time to mix it up.

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