combinare

See also: combinaré

Asturian

Verb

combinare

1. inflection of combinar:
   1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative
   2. first/third-person singular imperfect preterite subjunctive

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin combīnāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kom.biˈna.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: com‧bi‧nà‧re

Verb

combinàre (first-person singular present combìno, first-person singular past historic combinài, past participle combinàto, auxiliary avére)

1. (transitive) to combine

   Synonyms: unire, mettere insieme

2. (transitive) to match, to harmonize

   Synonym: abbinare

3. (transitive) to arrange, to organize (a trip, a marriage, etc.)

   Synonyms: decidere, organizzare

4. (transitive) to conclude, to clinch (a deal)

   Synonyms: concludere, fare

5. (transitive, informal) to complete, to achieve
6. (transitive, informal) to do, to make

   Synonym: fare

   combinare guai ― to make trouble

7. (intransitive, also figurative) to match, to agree, to coincide, to fit together [auxiliary avere]

   Synonyms: concordare, coincidere

Conjugation

    Conjugation of combinàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	combinàre
auxiliary verb		avére	gerund		combinàndo
present participle		combinànte	past participle		combinàto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	combìno	combìni	combìna	combiniàmo	combinàte	combìnano
imperfect	combinàvo	combinàvi	combinàva	combinavàmo	combinavàte	combinàvano
past historic	combinài	combinàsti	combinò	combinàmmo	combinàste	combinàrono
future	combinerò	combinerài	combinerà	combinerémo	combineréte	combinerànno
conditional	combinerèi	combinerésti	combinerèbbe, combinerébbe	combinerémmo	combineréste	combinerèbbero, combinerébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	combìni	combìni	combìni	combiniàmo	combiniàte	combìnino
imperfect	combinàssi	combinàssi	combinàsse	combinàssimo	combinàste	combinàssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		combìna	combìni	combiniàmo	combinàte	combìnino
negative imperative		non combinàre	non combìni	non combiniàmo	non combinàte	non combìnino

Derived terms

• combinabile
• combinarsi
• combinata
• combinato
• combinatore
• combinatorio
• combinazione

Further reading

• “combinare”, in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• “combinare” in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• “combinare” in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• “combinare” in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• combinare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• “combinare”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• combinerà, embricano, incomberà

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔm.biːˈnaː.rɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kom.biˈnaː.re]

Verb

combīnāre

1. inflection of combīnō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Late Latin combīnārelbor.

French combinerbor.

Romanian combina

Romanian -re

Romanian combinare

From combina + -re.

Noun

combinare f (plural combinări)

1. combination

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	combinare	combinarea	combinări	combinările
genitive-dative	combinări	combinării	combinări	combinărilor
vocative	combinare, combinareo		combinărilor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kombiˈnaɾe/ [kõm.biˈna.ɾe]
• Rhymes: -aɾe
• Syllabification: com‧bi‧na‧re

Verb

combinare

1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of combinar