Basic+ Word of the Day: mingle

mingle (verb) past tense: mingled

Mingle means ‘to mix with other people in company.’

• Greta mingled with her guests at the party.
• After the sales presentation, the sales staff mingled with the customers.

Mingle also means ‘to mix or combine.’

• The winning team's shouts of joy mingled with the groans of the losers.
• The old man's story mingled fact with fiction.

Common uses

single and ready to mingle: not in a relationship and interested in meeting people. Example: “After Jeff’s divorce, he was single and ready to mingle.”

In pop culture

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