lump together
To put different items or groups together and regard or treat them as one single groupTo put different items or groups together and regard or treat them as one single group (either knowingly or unknowingly, and either advisedly or unadvisedly).
» We will lump together all expenses.
Meaning
1 sensesTo put different items or groups together and regard or treat them as one single group (either knowingly or unknowingly, and either advisedly or unadvisedly).
Near-synonyms: combine; aggregate
In this discussion, we will lump together various breeds of spaniels, because the differences among them don't matter for our practical purposes here.
Examples
2 sentencesWe will lump together all expenses.
They all get lumped together as English texts. But in fact these books are extremely varied and wide-ranging.
Translations
4 languagesForms
lumps together, lumping together, lumped together, lumped together| Base form | lump together · to lump together |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | lumps together |
| Present participle | lumping together |
| Past simple | lumped together |
| Past participle | lumped together |
irregular
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle