combine

Pronunciation

verb

• enPR: kəm-bīn', IPA ^(key): /kəmˈbaɪn/
• SAMPA: /k@m"baIn/

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noun

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒm.baɪn/, SAMPA: /"kQm.baIn/
• (US) enPR: käm'bīn, IPA ^(key): /ˈkɑm.baɪn/, SAMPA: /"kAm.baIn/

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Verb

Plain form combine

Third-person singular combines

Past tense combined

Past participle combined

Present participle combining

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you combine two or more things, you put them together.

   In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup white sugar and cinnamon.

   Her new book combines elements of similar stories told throughout eastern North America.

   All of these factors combine to create a system that is difficult to understand.

2. (transitive) If something combines two or more things, it has both/all of them.

   This is a world that combines the old with the new.

Synonyms

• mix
• join
• incorporate
• join
• link

Antonyms

• separate
• divide

Related words

• combination
• recombine
• recombination
• recombinant

Noun

Singular combine

Plural combines

A combine

1. (countable) A combine is a large farm vehicle the cuts grain and separates the seeds.