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# incompatible

adjective (incompatible)

«incompatible» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Incompatible means not able to work together or exist together, like a game that does not work on your console. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompatible/#m1)
2. People who are incompatible are too different to get along well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompatible/#m2)
3. (medicine) Incompatible blood types cannot be safely mixed in a transfusion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompatible/#m3)

### In the lessons

In computing, a charger or app can be incompatible with your device. In science, some blood groups are incompatible, so doctors test before a transfusion. In ethics or rules, two ideas are incompatible if both cannot be true at once. In everyday life, friends or flatmates may be incompatible. Phrases: incompatible with, completely incompatible.

### Examples

- This game is incompatible with my old tablet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompatible/#x1)
- The charger is incompatible with the new phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompatible/#x2)
- Cats and mice are usually incompatible pets! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompatible/#x3)
- The two plans were incompatible; we had to choose one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompatible/#x4)
- Some blood types are incompatible, so doctors check first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompatible/#x5)
- Bullying is incompatible with our school values. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompatible/#x6)

### Note

Usually followed by «with». Opposite: compatible. Spelling ends in -ible.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «incompatible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/incompatible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«incompatible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/incompatible.html) on Mova free.