combine

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[edit] Etymology

Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combinare (to unite, yoke together), from Latin com- (together) + bini (two by two)

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combine (third-person singular simple present combines, present participle combining, simple past and past participle combined)

  1. (transitive) to bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite
    • Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl.
    • I'm combining business and pleasure on this trip.
  2. (transitive) to have two or more things or properties that function together
    • Joe combines the intelligence of a rock with the honesty of a politician.

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combine (plural combines)

  1. A combine harvester
    We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud.
  2. A concern, consortium or syndicate.

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[edit] Etymology 1

Abbreviation of combinaison.

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combine f. (plural combines)

  1. (colloquial) trick, scheme

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Inflected forms.

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combine

  1. first-person singular present indicative of combiner
  2. third-person singular present indicative of combiner
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of combiner
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of combiner
  5. second-person singular imperative of combiner

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combine

  1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb combinar.
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of verb combinar.
  3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb combinar.
  4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb combinar.

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combine (infinitive combinar)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of combinar.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of combinar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of combinar.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of combinar.
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