Dictionary

combine en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒm.baɪn/
• käm'bīn
• (Southern-England) audio
• kəm-bīn'
• /ˈkɑm.baɪn/

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English combynyn, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combīnāre (“unite, yoke together”), from Latin con- (“together”) + bīnī (“two by two”).

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of combine harvester.
   alt of combine harvester
   • When those combine wheels stops turnin' And the hard days work is done Theres a pub around the corner It's the place we 'ave our fun 1976, The Wurzels, I Am A Cider Drinker:
   • We can't finish harvesting because our combine is stuck in the mud.
2. A combination. ▸ Especially, a joint enterprise of whatever legal form for a purpose of business or in any way promoting the interests of the participants, sometimes with monopolistic or fraudulent intentions.
   • [In the decades before the First World War] In the USA and Germany in particular, huge manufacturing combines were being created and were developing a very powerful economic and increasingly political presence at home and on international markets. 2023, David Brandon, The General Strike 1926: A New History, Pen and Sword Books Ltd, →ISBN, page 48:
   • The telecom companies were accused of having formed an illegal combine in order to hike up the network charges.
3. A combination. ▸ An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc.
   • His grandmother worked in the stamping plant of the sheet and tin combine.
4. A combination. ▸ An artwork falling between painting and sculpture, having objects embedded into a painted surface.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight functions.
   alt of combine car
6. A test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team.
   • In 2008, a study was published that examined the ability of the NFL combine to predict football playing performance in the NFL (Kuzmits and Adams, 2008). 2020, Jay R. Hoffman, The Science of American Football:
   • If you purchased this book chances are that you are planning on participating in a football combine or pro-day test. 2008, Scott Shetler, Optimal Performance Techniques for the Football Combine, page 5:
   • At the combine, Reagor compared himself to the 49ers’ Deebo Samuel or Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill — whom he said he watched “every day” 2020 April 23, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2020:

Forms

Deriveds

combine driver

Synonyms

kombinat

Translations (14)

ru комбина́т (industrial conglomeration in the Soviet bloc) · fi yhtymä (joint enterprise for a business purpose) · cs kombinát (joint enterprise for a business purpose) · fi kombinaatti (industrial conglomeration in the Soviet bloc) · uk комбіна́т (industrial conglomeration in the Soviet bloc) · it kombinat (industrial conglomeration in the Soviet bloc) · el κομπινάτ (industrial conglomeration in the Soviet bloc) · uk об'є́днання (joint enterprise for a business purpose) · ro combinat (joint enterprise for a business purpose) · it combinat (industrial conglomeration in the Soviet bloc) · fi yhteenliittymä (joint enterprise for a business purpose) · pl kombinat (industrial conglomeration in the Soviet bloc) · fi liittouma (joint enterprise for a business purpose) · cs kombinát (industrial conglomeration in the Soviet bloc)

wikidata: Q16950322 · wikidata: Q26886

combine en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• käm'bīn
• /kəmˈbaɪn/
• kəm-bīn'

Etymology

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English combynyn, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combīnāre (“unite, yoke together”), from Latin con- (“together”) + bīnī (“two by two”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite.
   • Combine the milk and the hot water in a large bowl.
   • Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat. 2012 March 14, William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter, “The British Longitude Act Reconsidered”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 87:
   • I'm combining business and pleasure on this trip.
2. (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.
3. (intransitive) To come together; to unite.
   • So sweet did harp and voice combine. 1805, Walter Scott, “(please specify the page)”, in The Lay of the Last Minstrel: A Poem, London: […] [James Ballantyne] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, […], and A[rchibald] Constable and Co., […], →OCLC:
   • You with your foes combine, / And seem your own destruction to design. 1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
   • two substances that easily combine
4. In the game of casino, to play a card which will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips equals those of the card played.
5. (obsolete) To bind; to hold by a moral tie.
   • I am combined by a sacred vow. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii]:

Forms

Antonyms

disunite · divide · separate

Deriveds

noncombining · combining form · decombine · intercombine · uncombine · combining character · recombine · combinability · combining weight · incombine · combinatory · combination · precombine · combinable · combined · combinement

Synonyms

synonyms at Thesaurus:coalesce

Translations (79)

lv apvienot (bring two or more things or activities together) · eo kombini (bring two or more things or activities together) · cmn 組合 /组合 (bring two or more things or activities together) · ja 兼ねる (have two or more things or properties that function together) · de verbinden (bring two or more things or activities together) · pt combinar (have two or more things or properties that function together) · gl combinar (bring two or more things or activities together) · ko 결합하다 (bring two or more things or activities together) · ja 合わせる (bring two or more things or activities together) · es juntar (have two or more things or properties that function together) · mi whakatōpū (have two or more things or properties that function together) · he ערבב (bring two or more things or activities together) · nl combineren (bring two or more things or activities together) · he שילב (have two or more things or properties that function together) · cs kombinovat (bring two or more things or activities together) · da forene (have two or more things or properties that function together) · uk сполуча́ти (bring two or more things or activities together) · mk спојува (have two or more things or properties that function together) · el συνταιριάζω (bring two or more things or activities together) · bg комбинирам (bring two or more things or activities together) · fr combiner (bring two or more things or activities together) · ar ضَمَّ (bring two or more things or activities together) · nl verenigen (have two or more things or properties that function together) · de kombinieren (bring two or more things or activities together) · ja 結合する (bring two or more things or activities together) · mk обединува (bring two or more things or activities together) · fi yhdistää (bring two or more things or activities together) · ja 合併する (bring two or more things or activities together) · cmn 結合 /结合 (bring two or more things or activities together) · ar جَمَعَ (bring two or more things or activities together) · lv apvienot (have two or more things or properties that function together) · lv savienot (have two or more things or properties that function together) · mk комбинира (have two or more things or properties that function together) · he שילב (bring two or more things or activities together) · hy համատեղել (bring two or more things or activities together) · oc combinar (bring two or more things or activities together) · mi kōnanunanu (bring two or more things or activities together) · fi yhdistää (have two or more things or properties that function together) · uga 𐎎𐎒𐎋 (bring two or more things or activities together) · uk комбінува́ти (have two or more things or properties that function together) · ro combina (bring two or more things or activities together) · el ενώνω (bring two or more things or activities together) · mi whakamoana (bring two or more things or activities together) · el σχηματίζω (bring two or more things or activities together) · it combinare (bring two or more things or activities together) · es combinar (bring two or more things or activities together) · fi sekoittaa (bring two or more things or activities together) · ko 조합하다 (bring two or more things or activities together) · fi sovittaa yhteen (have two or more things or properties that function together) · uk комбінува́ти (bring two or more things or activities together) · bg обединя́вам (bring two or more things or activities together) · pt combinar (bring two or more things or activities together) · bg комбинирам (have two or more things or properties that function together) · ro îmbina (bring two or more things or activities together) · mi whakatōpū (bring two or more things or activities together) · ru скомбини́ровать (bring two or more things or activities together) · ru комбини́ровать (bring two or more things or activities together) · it mischiare (bring two or more things or activities together) · it unire (have two or more things or properties that function together) · el συνενώνω (bring two or more things or activities together) · el μορφώνω (bring two or more things or activities together) · el συνδυάζω (have two or more things or properties that function together) · da kombinere (bring two or more things or activities together) · eo kombiniĝi (come together) · te కలుపు (bring two or more things or activities together) · hi मिलाना (bring two or more things or activities together) · ru объединя́ть (bring two or more things or activities together) · ru объедини́ть (bring two or more things or activities together) · it abbinare (have two or more things or properties that function together) · mk комбинира (bring two or more things or activities together) · ja 結び付ける (bring two or more things or activities together) · el συνδυάζω (bring two or more things or activities together) · lv savienot (bring two or more things or activities together) · mi pāhekoheko (bring two or more things or activities together) · es juntar (bring two or more things or activities together) · bg съчетавам (have two or more things or properties that function together) · ca combinar (bring two or more things or activities together) · uk об'є́днувати (bring two or more things or activities together) · de vereinen (have two or more things or properties that function together)