merge

Definitions

merge is the bare root mergere (sink, plunge) with no prefix. Picture two rivers flowing together — each sinks into the other until they are one stream. That image of things blending until they cannot be told apart gave the modern meaning: to combine into a whole.

Common Collocations

• 1.merge with与…合并
• 2.merge into并入
• 3.merge together融为一体
• 4.merge two companies合并两家公司
• 5.lanes merge车道汇合

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The two companies decided to merge into one larger firm.

• 2.

  Traffic from the side road merges with the highway here.

• 3.

  At dusk the sky and the sea seemed to merge together.

• 4.

  You can merge these two files into a single document.

Easily Confused

merge vs combine — merge implies the parts blend until they lose their separate identity (two firms merge → one firm). combine just brings parts together; they may stay distinguishable (combine ingredients). If you can still pick out the pieces afterward, it's combine; if they've become one, it's merge.