combine
verb/kəmˈbaɪn/
/kəmˈbaɪn/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they combine | /kəmˈbaɪn/ /kəmˈbaɪn/ |
| he / she / it combines | /kəmˈbaɪnz/ /kəmˈbaɪnz/ |
| past simple combined | /kəmˈbaɪnd/ /kəmˈbaɪnd/ |
| past participle combined | /kəmˈbaɪnd/ /kəmˈbaɪnd/ |
| -ing form combining | /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ/ /kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to come together to form a single thing or group; to join two or more things or groups together to form a single one
- combine to do something Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
- Several factors had combined to ruin our plans.
- combine with something (to do something) Hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water.
- Archaeological and historical evidence combine to create a picture of what life must have been like at that time.
- combine something a style that combines elements of tap, ballet and modern dance
- I like to travel and make films, and I'm now able to combine the two.
- combine A with B Combine the eggs with a little flour.
- combine A and B (together) Combine the eggs and the flour.
- combine something into something Small units, such as words, can be combined into larger units, such as clauses.
Extra Examples- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.
- The earthquake and a series of underwater landslides combined to make a gigantic tsunami.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- successfully
- well
- against
- with
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
- [transitive] to have two or more different features or characteristics; to put two or more different things, features or qualities together
- combine something We are still looking for someone who combines all the necessary qualities.
- The new councils combine the functions of district and regional councils.
- combine A and/with B The hotel combines comfort with convenience.
- These materials combine enormous strength with light weight.
- This model combines a printer and scanner.
- They have successfully combined the old with the new in this room.
- The other room was a kitchen and dining room combined.
- [transitive] combine A and/with B to do two or more things at the same time
- The trip will combine business with pleasure.
- She has successfully combined a career and bringing up a family.
- He successfully combines his career with family life.
- The courses allow students to combine their studies with employment or other activities.
- [intransitive, transitive] to come together in order to work or act together; to put two things or groups together so that they work or act together
- combine against somebody/something They combined against a common enemy.
- combine with something The illustrations combine well with the text.
- combine something (with something) You should try to combine exercise with a healthy diet.
Word Originverb late Middle English: from Old French combiner or late Latin combinare ‘join two by two’, from com- ‘together’ + Latin bini ‘two together’.
Idioms
See combine in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee combine in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishjoin/combine forces (with somebody)
- to work together in order to achieve a shared aim
- The two firms joined forces to win the contract.
- The two companies have joined forces to form a new consortium.
Check pronunciation:
combine