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Etymology

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From Italian combinare, French combiner, German kombinieren, English combine, Russian комбини́ровать (kombinírovatʹ), Polish kombinować, all from Late Latin combīnō (I combine, unite).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [komˈbini]
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  • Rhymes: -ini
  • Hyphenation: kom‧bi‧ni

Verb

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kombini (present kombinas, past kombinis, future kombinos, conditional kombinus, volitive kombinu)

  1. (transitive) To join or merge to form a single unit or substance; to amalgamate, merge.
    Kombinu la farunon kun la margarino kaj salo.
    Combine the flour with the margarine and salt.
  2. (transitive) To unite for a common purpose; to cooperate, collaborate.
    Instruistaroj kombinis por trakti diversajn problemojn.
    Groups of teachers combined to tackle a variety of problems.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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