mix
To stir togetherTo stir together.
» You can't mix oil with water.
Невозможно смешать масло с водой.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To stir together.
Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth.
mischen, vermischen, vermengen
сме́шиватьsméšivatʹ, смеша́тьsmešátʹ, меша́тьmešátʹ
змі́шуватиzmíšuvaty, зміша́тиzmišáty, міша́тиmišáty
mix together different elements
(transitive)To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).
to mix business with pleasure
Don't mix the meat recipes with the dairy recipes.
сме́шиватьsméšivatʹ, смеша́тьsmešátʹ, перепу́тыватьperepútyvatʹ
змі́шуватиzmíšuvaty, зміша́тиzmišáty, перемі́шуватиperemíšuvaty
(ambitransitive)To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.
Yellow and blue paint mix to make green.
(transitive)To blend by the use of a mixer (machine).
Mix the egg whites until they are stiff.
(transitive)To combine (several tracks).
I'll mix the rhythm tracks down to a single track.
mischen, abmischen, mixen
сме́шиватьsméšivatʹ, смеша́тьsmešátʹ, миксова́тьmiksovátʹ
combine (electronic signals)
(transitive)To produce a finished version of (a recording).
I'm almost done mixing this song.
(ambitransitive)To unite with in company; to join; to associate.
Examples
197 sentencesYou can't mix oil with water.
ruНевозможно смешать масло с водой.
You can't mix oil and water.
deMan kann Öl und Wasser nicht vermischen.
I don't like to mix business with pleasure.
deIch mag es nicht, Geschäft mit Vergnügen zu verbinden.
What happens when you mix salt with water?
If you mix blue and red, you'll get purple.
ruЕсли смешать синий и красный, получится фиолетовый.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English mixen (attested in past tense as mixed, myxyd), from Old English *mixiFrom Middle English mixen (attested in past tense as mixed, myxyd), from Old English *mixian, miscian, from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan, from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan (“to mix”), from Proto-Indo-European *miḱ-sḱé-ti, from *meyǵ-, *meyḱ- (“to mix”).
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Forms
mixes, mixing, mixed, mixedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
32 synonyms- add as an additional element or part:mix in
- to bring or combine together or with something else:minglecommixunifyamalgamate
- mix together different elements:blendfluxconflatecommingleimmixfusecoalescemeld
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement:shuffleruffle
- open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups:desegregateintegrate
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
32 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