merge

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin mergere.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /mɜː(r)dʒ/ X-SAMPA: /m3:(r)dZ/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)dʒ

Verb

merge (third-person singular simple present merges, present participle merging, simple past and past participle merged)

1. (transitive) To combine into a whole.

   Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.

2. (intransitive) To combine into a whole.

   The two companies merged.

3. To blend gradually into something else.

   The lanes of traffic merged, using the "zipper procedure".

Synonyms

• amalgamate
• combine
• conflate
• integrate
• unite

Derived terms

• merger

Translations

combine into a whole

• Czech: sloučit (cs)
• Dutch: samenvoegen (nl), fusioneren (nl)
• Finnish: yhdistää (fi), fuusioida (fi)
• Greek: συγχωνεύω (el) (synchonévo) 

• Polish: łączyć / połączyć
• Russian: объединить (ru) (obʺjedinitʹ), слить (ru) (slitʹ)
• Swedish: slå ihop (sv), fusionera (sv), förena (sv)

be combined into a whole

• Arabic: دمج (dámaja)
• Chinese: 合并 (hébìng)
• Dutch: samenkomen (nl), samenvloeien (nl) (liquids), fusioneren (nl), samengaan (nl)
• Finnish: liittyä (fi) yhteen, yhdistyä (fi)
• French: amalgamer (fr)
• German: verschmelzen (de)
• Greek: συγχωνεύομαι (el) (synchonévomai) 
• Italian: unirsi (it)

• Japanese: 合同する (ごうごうする, gōdō suru)
• Korean: 합하다 (haphada)
• Polish: łączyć się / połączyć się
• Portuguese: convergir (pt)
• Russian: объединяться (ru) (obʺjedinjatʹsja), сливаться (ru) (slivát’s’a) 
• Spanish: convergir (es)
• Swedish: sammansmälta (sv), gå ihop (sv), fusionera (sv)

blend gradually into something else

• Dutch: samenvloeien (nl) (liquids), overgaan (nl) in (nl)

• Finnish: sekoittua (fi), sulautua (fi)

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• Dutch: fuseren
• French: fusionner
• German: zusammenkommen, (sich) zusammenschließen, fusionieren

• Portuguese: unir

Noun

merge (plural merges)

1. A joining together of two flows.

   There are often accidents at that traffic merge.

Translations

joining of two flows

• Dutch: samenvloeiing (nl) f, kruising (nl) f

Anagrams

• emerg

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Italian

Verb

merge

1. third-person singular present indicative of mergere

Anagrams

• germe

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Latin

Verb

merge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of mergō

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin mergere, present active infinitive of mergō, with a unique sense developing in Balkanic or Eastern Romance. Compare Aromanian njergu; cf. also Albanian mërgoj.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmer.d͡ʒe/

Verb

a merge (third-person singular present merge, past participle mers) 3rd conj.

1. to go

   Merg la București mâine.

   I’m going to Bucharest tomorrow.

   Merg să mă întâlnesc cu soțul surorii mele.

   I’m going to meet my sister’s husband.

Conjugation

merge (Third conjugation)

infinitive			a merge
gerund			mergând
past participle			mers
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	merg	mergi	merge	mergem	mergeți	merg
	imperfect	mergeam	mergeai	mergea	mergeam	mergeați	mergeau
	simple perfect	mersei	merseși	merse	merserăm	merserăți	merseră
	pluperfect	mersesem	merseseși	mersese	merseserăm	merseserăți	merseseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să merg	să mergi	să meargă	să mergem	să mergeți	să meargă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		merge			mergeți
	negative		nu merge			nu mergeți

Derived terms

• mergere
• mers

See also

• duce