"blend in" meaning in English

See blend in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: blends in [present, singular, third-person], blending in [participle, present], blended in [participle, past], blended in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} blend in (third-person singular simple present blends in, present participle blending in, simple past and past participle blended in)
  1. (transitive) To add (an ingredient) by mixing or blending. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-blend_in-en-verb-duM3eth1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (intransitive, often followed by "with") To fit unnoticed into the surroundings. Tags: intransitive, often
    Sense id: en-blend_in-en-verb-gekXgtdX

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "blends in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blending in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blended in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blended in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"in\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You have to blend in the eggs very slowly.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To add (an ingredient) by mixing or blending."
      ],
      "id": "en-blend_in-en-verb-duM3eth1",
      "links": [
        [
          "add",
          "add"
        ],
        [
          "mix",
          "mix"
        ],
        [
          "blend",
          "blend"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To add (an ingredient) by mixing or blending."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "stick out"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He disguised himself as a businessman to blend in with the others wearing suits.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The aliens adopted human form in order to blend in.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fit unnoticed into the surroundings."
      ],
      "id": "en-blend_in-en-verb-gekXgtdX",
      "links": [
        [
          "unnoticed",
          "unnoticed"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, often followed by \"with\") To fit unnoticed into the surroundings."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "followed by \"with\""
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "blend in"
}
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "blends in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "blending in",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "blended in",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blended in",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You have to blend in the eggs very slowly.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To add (an ingredient) by mixing or blending."
      ],
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        [
          "add",
          "add"
        ],
        [
          "mix",
          "mix"
        ],
        [
          "blend",
          "blend"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To add (an ingredient) by mixing or blending."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "stick out"
        }
      ],
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "He disguised himself as a businessman to blend in with the others wearing suits.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The aliens adopted human form in order to blend in.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To fit unnoticed into the surroundings."
      ],
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        [
          "unnoticed",
          "unnoticed"
        ]
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        "(intransitive, often followed by \"with\") To fit unnoticed into the surroundings."
      ],
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        "followed by \"with\""
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        "intransitive",
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    }
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}

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