Combine
verb
To join or mix two or more things together to make one.
She combines work with caring for her children.
Often appears as...
- combine efforts
- combine resources
noun
A machine that separates the grain from the stalks.
The farmer used a combine to harvest the wheat.
Often appears as...
- drive a combine
- combine harvester
verb
To have two or more different features or qualities at the same time.
She combines beauty with intelligence.
Often appears as...
- combine beauty and brains
- combine speed and power
verb
In cooking, to mix two or more ingredients together.
Combine the flour and the sugar before adding it to the mixture.
Often appears as...
- combine ingredients
- combine flour and sugar
noun
An organization of people or groups who have joined together for a common purpose.
The combine of labor unions rallied for higher wages.
Often appears as...
- labor combine
- combine forces
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To join or mix two or more things together to make one.
She combines work with caring for her children.
Often appears as...
- combine efforts
- combine resources
noun
A machine that separates the grain from the stalks.
The farmer used a combine to harvest the wheat.
Often appears as...
- drive a combine
- combine harvester
verb
To have two or more different features or qualities at the same time.
She combines beauty with intelligence.
Often appears as...
- combine beauty and brains
- combine speed and power
verb
In cooking, to mix two or more ingredients together.
Combine the flour and the sugar before adding it to the mixture.
Often appears as...
- combine ingredients
- combine flour and sugar
noun
An organization of people or groups who have joined together for a common purpose.
The combine of labor unions rallied for higher wages.
Often appears as...
- labor combine
- combine forces
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Combined Purpose
Use 'combine' when actions or things unite for the same goal.
The charities combined their efforts to improve education.
Pro Tip 2/2Simultaneous Actions
Use 'combine' to express doing multiple activities at once efficiently.
He combines studying with part-time work effortlessly.
Pro Tip 1/2Combined Purpose
Use 'combine' when actions or things unite for the same goal.
The charities combined their efforts to improve education.
Pro Tip 2/2Simultaneous Actions
Use 'combine' to express doing multiple activities at once efficiently.
He combines studying with part-time work effortlessly.
Pro Tip 1/2Combined Purpose
Use 'combine' when actions or things unite for the same goal.
The charities combined their efforts to improve education.
Pro Tip 2/2Simultaneous Actions
Use 'combine' to express doing multiple activities at once efficiently.
He combines studying with part-time work effortlessly.
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How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain. It also combines the linguistic and mathematical precision,
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Upgrading management...
think about your tools but more importantly think about your thinking because Einstein said that today's problems cannot be of the same thinking that created them well the technology of management got us this far but it's going to require progressive and empathetic leaders combined with the right tools to
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The life cycle of a...
Instead of throwing them away at the end of their life, donate, recycle, or reuse them as cleaning rags. And, finally, you might ask yourself, how many t-shirts and articles of clothing will you consume over your lifetime, and what will be their combined impact on the world?
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A different way to...
Layering multiple patterns using concentric wheels lets us create more complex rhythms. For example, we can combine a basic two beat rhythm with off beats to get a four beat system. This is the recognizable backbone of many genres popular around the world,
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Questions No One Knows...
built on different types of particles, with different properties, obeying different laws. Most of these universes could never support life, and might flash in and out of existence in a nanosecond. But nonetheless, combined, they make up a vast multiverse
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The science of milk -...
The droplets combine with each other and other molecules and are then expelled and stored in spaces between cells. Mammary glands eventually secrete the milk through the breasts, udders, or, in the rare case of the platypus, through ducts in the abdomen.
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How many universes are...
with different properties, obeying different laws. Most of these universes could never support life, and might flash in and out of existence in a nanosecond, but nonetheless, combined they make up a vast multiverse of possible universes.
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How a Great White Shark...
a great white's jaws so deadly. Other investigators have seen how a bull shark's bite works. Now, getting a bite impression might help them solve the mystery of how a great white combines bite force with thrust.
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The Miracle of Hatching...
each element of the egg combined to create new life from the nutritious yolk to the defensive albumen to the protective shell nature's most perfect life support system has served its purpose
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Bring on the learning...
it's about creating a movement in education in which people develop their own solutions, but with external support based on a personalized curriculum. Now in this room, there are people who represent extraordinary resources in business, in multimedia, in the Internet. These technologies, combined with the extraordinary talents of teachers,
Video examples
How playing an...
strengthens those brain functions, allowing us to apply that strength to other activities. The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain. It also combines the linguistic and mathematical precision,
Video examples
Upgrading management...
think about your tools but more importantly think about your thinking because Einstein said that today's problems cannot be of the same thinking that created them well the technology of management got us this far but it's going to require progressive and empathetic leaders combined with the right tools to
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
Instead of throwing them away at the end of their life, donate, recycle, or reuse them as cleaning rags. And, finally, you might ask yourself, how many t-shirts and articles of clothing will you consume over your lifetime, and what will be their combined impact on the world?
Video examples
A different way to...
Layering multiple patterns using concentric wheels lets us create more complex rhythms. For example, we can combine a basic two beat rhythm with off beats to get a four beat system. This is the recognizable backbone of many genres popular around the world,
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
built on different types of particles, with different properties, obeying different laws. Most of these universes could never support life, and might flash in and out of existence in a nanosecond. But nonetheless, combined, they make up a vast multiverse
Video examples
The science of milk -...
The droplets combine with each other and other molecules and are then expelled and stored in spaces between cells. Mammary glands eventually secrete the milk through the breasts, udders, or, in the rare case of the platypus, through ducts in the abdomen.
Video examples
How many universes are...
with different properties, obeying different laws. Most of these universes could never support life, and might flash in and out of existence in a nanosecond, but nonetheless, combined they make up a vast multiverse of possible universes.
Video examples
How a Great White Shark...
a great white's jaws so deadly. Other investigators have seen how a bull shark's bite works. Now, getting a bite impression might help them solve the mystery of how a great white combines bite force with thrust.
Video examples
The Miracle of Hatching...
each element of the egg combined to create new life from the nutritious yolk to the defensive albumen to the protective shell nature's most perfect life support system has served its purpose
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American Athlete
There's a responsibility to the coaches, to the organization, to the front office, to the owners, to everybody who believes in you enough to give you what you've gotten, to the fans that show up every day and pay to watch you play - all those things combined. It's not fair to take a day off.
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Geoff Dyer
English Writer
What I've really liked doing is combining what you might call art criticism or music criticism with something that is happening in real life.
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Frank de Boer
Dutch Manager
Talent is important, but it's more important that you have character. Combined with talent, you can be a very good player.
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Flume
Australian Musician
Combining sounds that are from another universe with the classic songwriting structures never gets old for me.
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Emma Bonino
Italian Politician
Men don't have as many difficulties and are more supported to combine the different aspects of their life.
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Francis Marion Crawford
American Writer
No one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship.
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Arsene Wenger
French Coach
Of course, we also have the responsibility to win games and the difficulty in the job is to combine both.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.
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Lauren Conrad
American Designer
You have your personal life and you have work life; when it's combined, it's difficult.
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Anoushka Shankar
British Musician
I really am a fan of combining worlds in my own life.
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Clayton Kershaw
American Athlete
There's a responsibility to the coaches, to the organization, to the front office, to the owners, to everybody who believes in you enough to give you what you've gotten, to the fans that show up every day and pay to watch you play - all those things combined. It's not fair to take a day off.
Quote examples
Geoff Dyer
English Writer
What I've really liked doing is combining what you might call art criticism or music criticism with something that is happening in real life.
Quote examples
Frank de Boer
Dutch Manager
Talent is important, but it's more important that you have character. Combined with talent, you can be a very good player.
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Flume
Australian Musician
Combining sounds that are from another universe with the classic songwriting structures never gets old for me.
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Emma Bonino
Italian Politician
Men don't have as many difficulties and are more supported to combine the different aspects of their life.
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Francis Marion Crawford
American Writer
No one person can possibly combine all the elements supposed to make up what everyone means by friendship.
Quote examples
Arsene Wenger
French Coach
Of course, we also have the responsibility to win games and the difficulty in the job is to combine both.
Quote examples
Albert Einstein
German Physicist
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.
Quote examples
Lauren Conrad
American Designer
You have your personal life and you have work life; when it's combined, it's difficult.
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Anoushka Shankar
British Musician
I really am a fan of combining worlds in my own life.
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