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verb | noun blendblend1 /blɛnd/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYblend1Origin: 1300-1400 Old Norse blanda VERB TABLEblend |
Present | I, you, we, they | blend | | he, she, it | blends | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | blended | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have blended | | he, she, it | has blended | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had blended | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will blend | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have blended |
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Present | I | am blending | | he, she, it | is blending | | you, we, they | are blending | Past | I, he, she, it | was blending | | you, we, they | were blending | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been blending | | he, she, it | has been blending | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been blending | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be blending | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been blending |
THESAURUScombine substances► mix if you mix two or more substances or if they mix, they combine to become a single substance, and they cannot be easily separated: In a large bowl, mix the butter and flour. Oil and water don’t mix. ► combine to join two or more things together, or to be joined together with another thing: Slowly combine the water and sand with the cement mixture. ► blend to mix together soft or liquid substances to form a single smooth substance: She blended the blue and yellow paint with a little bit of gray. ► stir to mix a liquid or food by moving a spoon around in it: Reduce the heat and stir until thickened. ► beat to mix food together quickly and thoroughly using a fork or kitchen tool: Beat the eggs and add to the sugar mixture. ► mingle if liquids or smells mingle, they are mixed together: The tears rolled down her face, mingling with the rain. 1[intransitive, transitive] to mix together soft or liquid substances to form a single smooth substance SYN mix: Blend the sugar, eggs, and flour.blend in Gradually blend in ½ cup of milk.► see thesaurus at mix12[intransitive, transitive] to combine different things in a way that produces an effective or pleasant result, or to become combined in this way SYN combine: The play blends fact and legend.blend with/together Rashad’s sense of comedy blends well with Cosby’s.3[transitive usually passive] to produce tea, tobacco, whiskey, etc. by mixing several different types together4[transitive] eng. lang. arts to combine parts of two words to make a new word: Parts of “breakfast” and “lunch” are blended to produce “brunch.”5[transitive] eng. lang. arts to combine two or more sounds together in a word [Origin: 1300–1400 Old Norse blanda]blend in phrasal verb (also blend into something)1if something blends in with the things around it, it looks similar to them in color or appearance: blend in with The bird blended in with the gray-brown reeds growing in the water. Planners want to ensure that the structure blends into the landscape.2if someone blends in with a group of people, he or she is similar to the people in the group and easily becomes part of it: blend in with As much as I tried to blend in with my classmates, they knew my family was different. verb | noun blendblend2 noun [countable] THESAURUS a combination of two or more people, things, feelings, or ideas that are different► mixture a combination of two or more people, things, feelings, or ideas that are different: His work is a mixture of photography and painting. She felt a mixture of concern and anger. ► combination two or more different things, substances, etc. that are used or put together: Doctors use a combination of drugs to combat the disease. ► blend a mixture that contains different types of the same thing: The coffee is a blend of dark and light roasts with flavors that go well together. ► compound a chemical substance that contains atoms of two or more elements: Carbon dioxide is a common compound found in the air. ► solution a liquid mixed with a solid or a gas: You can use a sugar solution called a simple syrup to sweeten drinks. ► cross a mixture of very different things. Used especially to describe what something looks or sounds like: I heard this terrifying sound, like a cross between a police siren and a howler monkey. ► hybrid something that uses a combination of two things that already exist to produce a completely new variety with characteristics of both: The car’s engine is a hybrid of a gasoline and an electric engine. ► synthesis formal something that has been made by combining different things, especially information or ideas: The essay should be a synthesis of the information from various sources. 1a mixture of different qualities, foods, people, etc. that combine together well: blend of Santos’s music is a fiery blend of Cuban and Puerto Rican rhythms. Curry powder is a blend of several spices.► see thesaurus at mixture2a product such as tea, tobacco, or whiskey that is a mixture of several different types3eng. lang. arts a combination of parts of two words to make a new word: “Smog” is a blend of “smoke” and “fog.”4eng. lang. arts a combination of two or more sounds within a word: The word “broil” contains the consonant blend “br” and the vowel blend “oi.” |