combine
US /ˈkɑmbaɪn/
Definition
have or possess in combination
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We can combine the two departments to save money and time.
Word Family
Synonyms
- mergebecome one
- uniteact in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
- integratemake into a whole or make part of a whole
Collocations
- Easy combine fresh flour and sugar togetherto combine fresh flour and sugar together, meaning to have or possess in combination
- Medium combine regional team resources on strategic initiativeto combine regional team resources on strategic initiative, meaning to have or possess in combination
- Hard combine theoretical academic rigor with pragmatic applicationto combine theoretical academic rigor with pragmatic application, meaning to have or possess in combination
- Very Hard operate massive agricultural combine harvester in harvestto operate massive agricultural combine harvester in harvest, meaning to direct or control; projects, businesses, etc
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