{
    "term": "mix",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "mix",
            "heSheIt": "mixes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "mixed",
        "pastParticiple": "mixed",
        "ingForm": "mixing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "if two or more substances or things mix or you mix them, they combine, usually in a way that means they cannot easily be separated",
            "sensetop": "mix with somethingmix A and B (together)mix A with Bmix A into B",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Oil and water do not mix."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Oil does not mix with water.",
                    "contextForm": "mix with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Grief mixed with fear and rage as the people surveyed the ruins of their homes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.",
                    "contextForm": "mix A and B (together)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you mix blue and yellow, you get green."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't like to **mix business with pleasure** *(= combine social events with doing business)*.",
                    "contextForm": "mix A with B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Smith often mixed sand into her paint to create a textured surface.",
                    "contextForm": "mix A into B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His tears were mixing with the warm water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mix yellow with blue to make green."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The students have tried to mix creativity with a social message."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In his world view, art and religion were inextricably mixed."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["thoroughly", "well", "gently"],
                "preposition": ["with"],
                "phrases": ["mix and match", "pick and mix"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to prepare something by combining two or more different substances",
            "sensetop": "mix somethingmix something for somebodymix somebody something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "With this range of paints, you can mix your own colours.",
                    "contextForm": "mix something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Be sure to mix the solution properly ."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why don't you mix a cocktail for our guests?",
                    "contextForm": "mix something for somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why don't you mix our guests a cocktail?",
                    "contextForm": "mix somebody something"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["thoroughly", "well", "gently"],
                "preposition": ["with"],
                "phrases": ["mix and match", "pick and mix"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "if two or more things, people or activities do not mix, they are likely to cause problems or danger if they are combined",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Children and fireworks don't mix."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These pills won't mix well with alcohol."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to meet and talk to different people, especially at social events",
            "sensetop": "mix with somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We've worked together for years but never mixed socially."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They don't mix much with the neighbours.",
                    "contextForm": "mix with somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She mixed happily with the other children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't really mix with people my own age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a child who mixes well at school"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had attended university together and often mixed socially."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tourists have the opportunity to mix with the locals."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["easily", "well", "freely"],
                "preposition": ["with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to combine different recordings of voices and/or instruments to produce a single piece of music",
            "sensetop": "mix something",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Up to eight tracks can be mixed simultaneously."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be/become involved in something, especially something illegal or dishonest",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't tell me you're mixed up in all of this?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be/become friendly with or involved with somebody that other people do not approve of",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He got mixed up with a crowd who were into drugs and crime."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to combine things in different ways for different purposes",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can mix and match courses to suit your requirements."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This mix-and-match approach will appeal to a variety of players."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to argue with somebody or cause trouble",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something differently from the way it is usually done",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The show has been the same for ten years, so it’s time to mix it up."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɪks/",
                "audio": "mi/mix/mix__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪksɪz/",
                "audio": "mi/mix/mixes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɪkst/",
                "audio": "mi/mix/mixed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪksɪŋ/",
                "audio": "mi/mix/mixing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɪks/",
                "audio": "mi/mix/mix__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪksɪz/",
                "audio": "mi/mix/mixes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɪkst/",
                "audio": "mi/mix/mixed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪksɪŋ/",
                "audio": "mi/mix/mixing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: back-formation from mixed (taken as a past participle)."
}