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# mix

verb (mix, mixes, mixed, mixing); noun (a mix, mixes)

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

## Everyday

1. To mix is to put different things together so they become one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#m1)
2. A mix is what you get when you do it, or a bought packet ready to use: cake mix. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#m2)
3. To mix with people is to meet and talk with them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#m3)
4. «Mix up» means to confuse two things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#m4)

### In the lessons

combining amounts into one group or one liquid: mixing paints, flour, juices or nuts; also a mix as a set of things; in science a mixture can often be separated again (sand and salt); in art mixing colours makes new ones; phrases «mix up», «mixed up», «trail mix», «mix and match»

### Examples

- She mixes 2 cups of flour with 1 cup of sugar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#x1)
- He mixed red paint and blue paint and got purple. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#x2)
- The trail mix has 50 grams of nuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#x3)
- Mix 3 liters of juice with 2 liters of water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#x4)
- Oil and water do not mix. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#x5)
- Stir the cake mix with two eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#x6)
- I always mix up the twins' names. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#x7)
- The class is a mix of boys and girls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#x8)
- He went home and made an ointment by mixing some sauce and red pepper together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mix/#x9)

### Note

Usually means put together, so add the parts for the total amount. Sometimes a ratio (2 cups of flour for every 1 of sugar). Trap: adding only works when the units are the same. «Mixes» is the plural noun and the he/she verb form.

## On Mova

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