mix

CEFRA2

/ˈmɪks/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To combine two or more things together.

  2. 02

    noun

    A combination of different things.

Examples

  • George does not mix much; he likes to keep to himself.

  • It's a school with a good social and ethnic mix of children.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To combine (items from two or more sources normally kept separate).

  2. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together of ingredients; to concoct from different parts.

  3. To stir together.

More examples

In context

  • Students of English often mix up the words 'lie' and 'lay'.

  • Don't mix the meat recipes with the dairy recipes.

  • Mix the eggs and milk with the flour until the consistency is smooth.

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Origin

verb

From 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”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian miskje (“to mix, blend”), Middle Dutch mischen (“to mix”), Low German misken, mischen (“to mix”), Old High German miskian, miskēn (“to mix”) (German mischen), Welsh mysgu (“to mix”), Latin misceō (“mix”), Ancient Greek μῑ́γνῡμῐ (mī́gnūmĭ, “to mix”), Old Church Slavonic мѣсити (měsiti, “to mix”), Lithuanian mišti and maišyti (“to mix”), Sanskrit मिश्र (miśra, “mixed”), Persian آمیختن (âmixtan, “to mix”), Old E...