mix

Everyday

1. To mix is to put different things together so they become one. tree →
2. A mix is what you get when you do it, or a bought packet ready to use: cake mix. tree →
3. To mix with people is to meet and talk with them. tree →
4. «Mix up» means to confuse two things. tree →

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 →
• He mixed red paint and blue paint and got purple. tree →
• The trail mix has 50 grams of nuts. tree →
• Mix 3 liters of juice with 2 liters of water. tree →
• Oil and water do not mix. tree →
• Stir the cake mix with two eggs. tree →
• I always mix up the twins' names. tree →
• The class is a mix of boys and girls. tree →
• He went home and made an ointment by mixing some sauce and red pepper together. tree →

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.