mix
/mɪks/verb
उच्चारण मिक्स
मिलाना, मिश्रण करना
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as phrasal verb, synonym
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[I, T] ~ A with B | ~ A and B (together)
if two or more substances mix or you mix them, they combine
मिलाना, मिश्रण करना
- Mix the flour with water.
- Radhika mixed the paint with a little water until it was smooth.
- Mix the sugar into the milk and stir well.
+ 2 more examples
- Oil and water do not mix.
- Mix red and yellow paint together to get orange.
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[I] ~ (with sb)
to meet and talk to different people, especially at social events
घुलना-मिलना
- She mixes well with everyone.
- The new student found it hard to mix with the others in the hostel.
- He is shy and does not mix easily at parties.
+ 2 more examples
- Children from different towns mix freely in the school hostel.
- It is good to mix with people from other cultures.
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[C, usually sing.] ~ (of A and B)
a combination of different people or things
मिश्रण
- a good mix of easy and hard questions
- The park offers a good mix of open lawns, play areas and shady trees.
- The team is a good mix of experience and youth.
+ 2 more examples
- The paper has a mix of short and long questions.
- The restaurant serves an unusual mix of South Indian and Italian food.
Synonyms mixture combination blend assortment medley
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
mix sth with sth / mix A and B
Use mix with or mix A and B for combining substances; the result is a mixture.
पदार्थों को मिलाने के लिए 'mix with' या 'mix A and B' आता है; परिणाम mixture है।
- Mix the flour with water.
- Mix the sugar and the milk well.
mix sth into / in sth
Mix into shows adding something and stirring it inside.
'Mix into' किसी चीज़ को डालकर भीतर घोलना बताता है।
- Mix the spices into the batter.
mix with sb (socialise)
As an intransitive verb, mix with people means to meet and talk with them.
अकर्मक verb के रूप में 'mix with people' का अर्थ लोगों से मिलना-जुलना है।
- Radhika mixes easily with new students.
- He finds it hard to mix at parties.
a mix of + plural / uncountable noun
As a noun, a mix of things is a combination; the verb agrees with mix.
Noun के रूप में 'a mix of things' का अर्थ मिश्रण है; verb 'mix' के अनुसार आती है।
- The class is a mix of arts and science students.
mix up (phrasal verb) / get mixed up in sth
Mix up means confuse two things; get mixed up in means become involved in trouble.
'Mix up' का अर्थ दो चीज़ों को गड़बड़ाना है; 'get mixed up in' का अर्थ किसी परेशानी में फँसना है।
- I mixed up the two sisters.
- He got mixed up in a fraud case.
+Collocations 5
verb + mix
stirshakeblendwhiskadd to
- Whisk the eggs and mix in the milk.
adjective + mix
goodequalperfecthealthyodd
- A healthy mix of work and rest helps study.
mix + noun
mix tapemix-upmix and matchcake mix
- Use a ready cake mix for a quick dessert.
mix and + verb
mix and minglemix and matchmix wellmix thoroughly
- Mix thoroughly before serving.
mix with + people
mix with strangersmix with friendsmix with colleaguesmix socially
- She mixes freely with people from different states.
“More examples 5
- Oil and water do not mix.
तेल और पानी आपस में नहीं मिलते।
- The festival crowd was a mix of locals and tourists.
त्योहार की भीड़ स्थानीय लोगों और पर्यटकों का मिश्रण थी।
- Radhika mixed up the dates of the two battles.
राधिका ने दोनों युद्धों की तारीखें आपस में गड़बड़ा दीं।
- Mix the colours on the palette before painting the sky.
आसमान रंगने से पहले palette पर रंग मिला लीजिए।
- He got mixed up with the wrong crowd in college.
कॉलेज में वह गलत लोगों की संगत में पड़ गया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Mix the milk to the tea.
✓ Mix the milk with the tea.
Mix takes with or into, not to.
'Mix' के साथ 'with' या 'into' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Mix, blend and stir all involve combining, but mix is general, blend joins smoothly, and stir is the action of moving a liquid.
तीनों में मिलाना शामिल है, पर mix सामान्य है, blend चिकना मेल है और stir तरल को हिलाने की क्रिया है।
To combine things so that they are no longer separate.
चीज़ों को ऐसे मिलाना कि वे अलग न रहें।
- Mix the dough well.
To mix smoothly so that parts cannot be seen.
इतना चिकना मिलाना कि भाग दिखाई न दें।
- Blend the fruit into a juice.
→Phrasal verbs 2
mix sb/sth up
to think wrongly that somebody or something is somebody or something else
(एक को दूसरा) समझ लेना, गड्डमड्ड कर देना
- I always mix up the twins.
- Students often mix up 'affect' and 'effect'.
be/get mixed up in sth
to be or become involved in something illegal or dishonest
(किसी ग़लत काम में) फँस जाना, शामिल होना
- He got mixed up in a fraud case.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the combine words together: mix, blend, mingle, merge, fuse.
मिलाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: mix, blend, mingle, merge, fuse।
§Grammar and usage
Mix A with B; mix with people.
Mix के दो pattern हैं: 'mix A with B' (A को B में मिलाना) और 'mix with people' (लोगों से घुलना-मिलना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Mix up (confuse two things: 'I mixed up their names'; a mix-up is a confusion).
Phrasal verb 'mix up' (दो चीज़ों में भ्रमित होना: 'I mixed up their names'; mix-up अर्थात गड़बड़ी)।
Mixed feelings (both happy and sad), a mixed bag (a collection of good and bad things), mixed blessing (something with advantages and disadvantages).
Idioms: mixed feelings (खुश और दुखी दोनों), a mixed bag (अच्छी और बुरी चीज़ों का संग्रह), mixed blessing (लाभ और हानि दोनों वाली चीज़)।