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combines

12 definitions • 20 examples
1
to (cause to) exist together, or join together to make a single thing or group:

Examples:

None of us has much money so let's combine what we've got.
be combined with Sickness, combined with (= together with) terrible weather, contrived to ruin the trip.
combine against The two countries combined against their common enemy.
[ + to infinitive ] These normally harmless substances combine to form a highly poisonous gas.
2
If someone combines two or more qualities, they have both of those qualities:

Examples:

combine something and something As a writer, he combined wit and passion.
combine something with something The band combines musical talent with brilliant showmanship.
3
to do two activities at the same time:

Examples:

combine something and something She manages to successfully combine family life and a career.
combine something with something This exercise combines stretching with deep breathing.
4
a group of people or organizations acting together in business:
5
a large farming machine that cuts the plant, separates the seed from the stem, and cleans the grain as it moves across a field
6
to unite or to join together to make a single thing or group:

Examples:

[ T ] None of us has much money so let’s combine what we’ve got.
[ + to infinitive ] When hydrogen and oxygen molecules combine to form water, heat and electricity are produced.
7
If you combine two activities, you do both at the same time:

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8
a group of people or organizations acting together:

Examples:

Over the years they established a large media combine.
9
to join together in order to make a single thing or group, or to join things together in this way:

Examples:

They have a much better chance of success if they combine forces.
combine with sth It was the first time in Britain that a concrete producer had combined with a cement manufacturer.
10
to join together to have a particular effect, or to join things together in this way:

Examples:

combine with sth The burden of bad loans has combined with government foot-dragging to slow the pace of modernization.
combine sth with sth He said the plan should be combined with tax cuts, including a reduction in business rates.
11
to have two different parts or qualities:

Examples:

combine sth with sth The supercentre combines a traditional store with a full-service grocery section.
combine sth and sth This is the beer that best combines good taste and a low calorie count.
12
a group of people or organizations that work together in business:

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