combine

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English combynyn, from Middle French combiner, from Late Latin combīnāre (“unite, yoke together”), from Latin con- (“together”) + bīnī (“two by two”). === Pronunciation === (General American) (verb) IPA(key): /kəmˈbaɪn/, enPR: kəm-bīn' (noun) IPA(key): /ˈkɑm.baɪn/, enPR: käm'bīn (UK) (verb) IPA(key): /kəmˈbaɪn/, enPR: kəm-bīn' (noun) IPA(key): /ˈkɒm.baɪn/ Rhymes: -aɪn === Verb === combine (third-person singular simple present combines, present participle combining, simple past and past participle combined) (transitive) To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. (transitive) To have two or more things or properties that function together. (intransitive) To come together; to unite. (card games) 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. (obsolete) To bind; to hold by a moral tie. ==== Synonyms ==== See synonyms at Thesaurus:coalesce. ==== Antonyms ==== divide separate disunite ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === combine (plural combines) Ellipsis of combine harvester. 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. Hyponyms: corporation, conglomerate, cartel An industrial conglomeration in a socialist country, particularly in the former Soviet bloc. Synonym: kombinat (art) An artwork falling between painting and sculpture, having objects embedded into a painted surface. Ellipsis of combine car, a type of railway car that combines passenger and freight functions. (American football) A test match in which applicants play in the hope of earning a position on a professional football team. ==== Derived terms ==== combine driver ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === becomin' == Asturian == === Verb === combine first/third-person singular present subjunctive of combinar == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.bin/ === Etymology 1 === Abbreviation of combinaison. ==== Noun ==== combine f (plural combines) (colloquial) trick, scheme === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== combine inflection of combiner: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “combine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === combien == Galician == === Verb === combine inflection of combinar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French combine or English combine. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komˈbin/, /ˈkɔm.bajn/ Rhymes: -in, -ɔmbajn === Noun === combine f (invariable) (sports) tactical foul play between two people or teams aimed to evict a third person or team Synonym: biscotto === Anagrams === incombe, incombé == Portuguese == === Verb === combine inflection of combinar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [komˈbine] === Verb === combine third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of combina == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /komˈbine/ [kõmˈbi.ne] Rhymes: -ine Syllabification: com‧bi‧ne === Verb === combine inflection of combinar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative