combine
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combinare (“to unite, yoke together”), from Latin com- (“together”) + bini (“two by two”)
[edit] Pronunciation
Verb
Noun
- (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒm.baɪn/, SAMPA: /"kQm.baIn/
- (US) enPR: käm'bīn, IPA: /ˈkɑm.baɪn/, SAMPA: /"kAm.baIn/
- Rhymes: -ɒmbaɪn
[edit] Verb
combine (third-person singular simple present combines, present participle combining, simple past and past participle combined)
- (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.
- (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.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
bring (two or more things or activities) together
have two or more things or properties that function together
[edit] Noun
combine (plural combines)
- A combine harvester
- We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud.
- A concern, consortium or syndicate.
[edit] Translations
combine harvester
Concern, consortium, syndicate
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology 1
Abbreviation of combinaison.
[edit] Noun
combine f. (plural combines)
[edit] Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
[edit] Verb
combine
- first-person singular present indicative of combiner
- third-person singular present indicative of combiner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of combiner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of combiner
- second-person singular imperative of combiner
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[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Verb
combine
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb combinar.
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of verb combinar.
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb combinar.
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb combinar.
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
combine (infinitive combinar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of combinar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of combinar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of combinar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of combinar.
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- English terms derived from Middle French
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English verbs
- English nouns
- English ergative verbs
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- en:Business
- en:Farming
- en:Mixing
- en:Social organization
- en:Unification
- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
- French colloquialisms
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- Portuguese verb forms
- Portuguese forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Portuguese verb subjunctive forms
- Portuguese verb first-person forms
- Portuguese verb singular forms
- Portuguese verb present forms
- Portuguese verb third-person forms
- Portuguese verb imperative forms
- Portuguese verb affirmative forms
- Portuguese verb negative forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
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- Spanish verb third-person forms
