combine meaning
combine :
a machine for harvesting grain
noun
▪ The farmer used a combine to harvest the wheat.
▪ The farmer used a machine to harvest the wheat.
▪ The combine is working in the field.
▪ The machine is working in the field.
paraphrasing
▪ harvester – combine
▪ machine – machine
combine :
to join, to merge
verb
▪ They combine sugar and butter.
▪ They join sugar and butter.
▪ She combined the ingredients for the cake.
▪ She merged the ingredients for the cake.
paraphrasing
▪ merge – combine
▪ join – join
▪ integrate – merge
▪ fuse – combine
Pronunciation
combine [kəmˈbaɪn] (verb)
The verb is pronounced kuhm-BAHYN with the stress on 'BAHYN'.
combine [ˈkɒm.baɪn] (noun)
The noun is pronounced KOM-bine with stress on 'KOM'.
Common phrases and grammar about combine
combine - Common meaning
noun
a machine for harvesting grain
verb
to join, to merge
Part of Speech Changes for "combine"
▪ combination (noun) – a joining of things
▪ combinable (adjective) – able to be combined
Common Expressions with "combine"
▪ combine ingredients – join ingredients together
▪ combine efforts – work together
▪ combine resources – use resources together
▪ combine forces – work together
Important examples of combine in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, combine is used to mean to merge or join things together.
Example of a confusing word: compile (to gather)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As a verb, combine is used to show joining or merging things.
combine
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
combine forces
to work together in a team
combine with
to join with something
Differences between similar words and combine
combine
,
merge
differences
combine is to join things together in general, while merge is often used for organizations or large entities.
combine
,
unify – combine
differences
Words with the same origin as combine
The origin of combine
combine comes from Latin 'combinare', meaning 'to join together'.
Word structure
It has the prefix com (together), root bin (two), and suffix e (verb), so combine means 'to join two or more together'.
Words with the same origin
The root of combine is bin (two). Words with the same root include binary, bilingual, bicycle, and binocular.
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