"blend in" meaning in English

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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
  2. (intransitive, often followed by "with") To fit unnoticed into the surroundings. Tags: intransitive, often
    Sense id: en-blend_in-en-verb-gekXgtdX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 32 68

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for blend in meaning in English (1.7kB)

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