{
    "term": "blend",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "blend",
            "heSheIt": "blends"
        },
        "pastSimple": "blended",
        "pastParticiple": "blended",
        "ingForm": "blending"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to mix two or more substances together",
            "sensetop": "blend A with Bblend A and B (together)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste.",
                    "contextForm": "blend A with B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Blend together** the eggs, sugar and flour.",
                    "contextForm": "blend A and B (together)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Add the fruit and cream and blend well."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have very little idea of how to blend colours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Blend all the ingredients together."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["together", "well"],
                "preposition": ["into", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to form a mixture with something",
            "sensetop": "blend with somethingblend (together)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Oil does not blend with water.",
                    "contextForm": "blend with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Oil and water do not blend.",
                    "contextForm": "blend (together)"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to combine with something in an attractive or effective way; to combine something in this way",
            "sensetop": "blend (something) (together)blend something (and/with something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The old and new buildings blend together perfectly.",
                    "contextForm": "blend (something) (together)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their music blends traditional and modern styles.",
                    "contextForm": "blend something (and/with something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This process allows the flavours to blend together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ornamental pool blends perfectly with its surroundings."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["happily", "harmoniously", "perfectly"],
                "preposition": ["with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to produce something by mixing different types together",
            "sensetop": "blend something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**blended whisky/tea**"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["together", "well"],
                "preposition": ["into", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to behave in a way that does not attract any attention; to disappear or hide",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/blend/",
                "audio": "bl/blend/blend__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/blendz/",
                "audio": "bl/blend/blends__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈblendɪd/",
                "audio": "bl/blend/blended__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈblendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "bl/blend/blending__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/blend/",
                "audio": "bl/blend/blend__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/blendz/",
                "audio": "bl/blend/blends__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈblendɪd/",
                "audio": "bl/blend/blended__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈblendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "bl/blend/blending__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Old Norse blanda ‘to mix’."
}