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{ "term": "mix", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "mix", "heSheIt": "mixes" }, "pastSimple": "mixed", "pastParticiple": "mixed", "ingForm": "mixing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "if two or more substances or things mix or you mix them, they combine, usually in a way that means they cannot easily be separated", "sensetop": "mix with somethingmix A and B (together)mix A with Bmix A into B", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Oil and water do not mix." }, { "text": "Oil does not mix with water.", "contextForm": "mix with something" }, { "text": "Grief mixed with fear and rage as the people surveyed the ruins of their homes." }, { "text": "Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.", "contextForm": "mix A and B (together)" }, { "text": "If you mix blue and yellow, you get green." }, { "text": "I don't like to **mix business with pleasure** *(= combine social events with doing business)*.", "contextForm": "mix A with B" }, { "text": "Smith often mixed sand into her paint to create a textured surface.", "contextForm": "mix A into B" }, { "text": "His tears were mixing with the warm water." }, { "text": "Mix yellow with blue to make green." }, { "text": "The students have tried to mix creativity with a social message." }, { "text": "In his world view, art and religion were inextricably mixed." } ], "topics": ["Cooking and eating"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["thoroughly", "well", "gently"], "preposition": ["with"], "phrases": ["mix and match", "pick and mix"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to prepare something by combining two or more different substances", "sensetop": "mix somethingmix something for somebodymix somebody something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "With this range of paints, you can mix your own colours.", "contextForm": "mix something" }, { "text": "Be sure to mix the solution properly ." }, { "text": "Why don't you mix a cocktail for our guests?", "contextForm": "mix something for somebody" }, { "text": "Why don't you mix our guests a cocktail?", "contextForm": "mix somebody something" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["thoroughly", "well", "gently"], "preposition": ["with"], "phrases": ["mix and match", "pick and mix"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "if two or more things, people or activities do not mix, they are likely to cause problems or danger if they are combined", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Children and fireworks don't mix." }, { "text": "These pills won't mix well with alcohol." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to meet and talk to different people, especially at social events", "sensetop": "mix with somebody", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We've worked together for years but never mixed socially." }, { "text": "They don't mix much with the neighbours.", "contextForm": "mix with somebody" }, { "text": "She mixed happily with the other children." }, { "text": "I don't really mix with people my own age." }, { "text": "a child who mixes well at school" }, { "text": "They had attended university together and often mixed socially." }, { "text": "Tourists have the opportunity to mix with the locals." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["easily", "well", "freely"], "preposition": ["with"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to combine different recordings of voices and/or instruments to produce a single piece of music", "sensetop": "mix something", "labels": "(specialist)", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "Up to eight tracks can be mixed simultaneously." } ], "topics": ["Music"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be/become involved in something, especially something illegal or dishonest", "examples": [ { "text": "Don't tell me you're mixed up in all of this?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be/become friendly with or involved with somebody that other people do not approve of", "examples": [ { "text": "He got mixed up with a crowd who were into drugs and crime." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to combine things in different ways for different purposes", "examples": [ { "text": "You can mix and match courses to suit your requirements." }, { "text": "This mix-and-match approach will appeal to a variety of players." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to argue with somebody or cause trouble", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do something differently from the way it is usually done", "examples": [ { "text": "The show has been the same for ten years, so it’s time to mix it up." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/mɪks/", "audio": "mi/mix/mix__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪksɪz/", "audio": "mi/mix/mixes__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/mɪkst/", "audio": "mi/mix/mixed__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪksɪŋ/", "audio": "mi/mix/mixing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/mɪks/", "audio": "mi/mix/mix__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪksɪz/", "audio": "mi/mix/mixes__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/mɪkst/", "audio": "mi/mix/mixed__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪksɪŋ/", "audio": "mi/mix/mixing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: back-formation from mixed (taken as a past participle)." }