Words / B1

MURJ/mɜːdʒ/

To merge is to join two things into one: merge two departments; the banks merged; lanes merge. Combine is everyday; amalgamate is more formal. Merger is the noun (a merger between). Do not use merge for putting two files next to each other without combining them — that is attach or include. Traffic: merge in turn.

Meaning

To combine two things, companies, or groups into one.

Examples

• “The two departments will merge next term.”
• “The two trusts will merge next April.”
• “Traffic merges into one lane at the bridge, which is the road sense.”

Good to know

merge with / merge two things. Noun: merger. Everyday: combine. Traffic: lanes merge. Not merely attaching a file.

Near in meaning

combine

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