mingle
To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but…To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.
» Tom is mingling with the guests.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.
vermischen, vermengen, untermischen
сме́шиватьsméšivatʹ, смеша́тьsmešátʹ
змі́шуватиzmíšuvaty, зміша́тиzmišáty
(transitive)To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship.
To cause or allow to intermarry.
обща́тьсяobščátʹsja, враща́тьсяvraščátʹsja
To intermarry.
(transitive)To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
загрязнятьzagrjaznjatʹ
(transitive)To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
замешиватьzamešivatʹ
(intransitive)To become mixed or blended.
сме́шиватьсяsméšivatʹsja, смеша́тьсяsmešátʹsja
змі́шуватисяzmíšuvatysja, зміша́тисяzmišátysja
get involved or mixed-up with
(intransitive)To socialize with different people at a social event.
(obsolete, transitive)To put together; to join.
лучи́тиlučýty
be all mixed up or jumbled together
Examples
24 sentencesTom is mingling with the guests.
Tom mingled with the crowd.
He doesn't mingle with the villagers.
ruОн сторонится сельчан.
Guests mingled at the wedding reception.
deDie Gäste auf dem Hochzeitsempfang kamen miteinander ins Gespräch.
Tom is single and ready to mingle.
Translations
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Origin
From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. CognatFrom earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming.
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Forms
mingles, mingling, mingled, mingledSynonyms
8 synonyms- to bring or combine together or with something else:mixcommixunifyamalgamate
- be all mixed up or jumbled together:jumble
Word family
16 related wordsLessons 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