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# mixed

«mixed» in Mova's school dictionary: **made of different kinds put together** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (mixed); verb past (mix, mixes, mixed, mixing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Mixed means made of different kinds put together. A bag of mixed nuts has many kinds of nuts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#m1)

2) Mixed is the past form of mix. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#m2)

3) Mixed feelings are when you feel happy and sad at the same time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#m3)

4) In maths, a mixed number is a whole number and a fraction, like 2 1/2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

a group of different kinds counted together; also the past form of mix; in maths a mixed number like 2 1/2; in sport and school a mixed team has boys and girls; phrases «mixed up» (confused), «mixed feelings», «mixed bag»

### examples

- A bag of mixed candies has 30 pieces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#x1)
- She mixed 4 cups of juice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#x2)
- Write 2 1/2 as a mixed number. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#x3)
- The box has mixed red and blue pens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#x4)
- I had mixed feelings about moving house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#x5)
- Our netball team is mixed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#x6)
- The weather was mixed: sun, then rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#x7)
- He got mixed up and went to the wrong room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#x8)
- When she suddenly saw her brothers before her her delight was mixed with astonishment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/#x9)

### note

Mixed things are counted together, so the total is the sum of the kinds. A mixed number is a whole number and a fraction. Trap: to find one kind, subtract the other kinds from the total. 2 1/2 means 2 + 1/2, not 2 × 1/2.

### In the corpora

- [Feelings after a performance can be big and mixed, and feeling bad does not prove you sang badly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/15/)
- [Oil paint is pigment mixed with oil, often linseed oil; it dries slowly, so painters could blend smoothly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/14-painting-paints-brushes-mess-and-mistakes/8/)
- [Sea tanks are made with special salt mixed into clean water and tested every day, and big filters clean the water like kidneys.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/90-aquarium-the-coral-reef-tank/15/)
- [There are around four hundred dog breeds in the world, and mixed-breed dogs are often very healthy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/192-dogs-from-wolves-to-hundreds-of-breeds/6/)
- [Swallows and house martins build cup nests from mud mixed with spit, and a house martin nest takes about 1,000 mud pellets.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/243-animal-builders-termite-mounds-weaver-birds-and-other-nest-makers/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mixed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mixed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.