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• past participle of combine.
• past tense form of combine.

combined

American  

[kuhm-bahynd] / kəmˈbaɪnd /

adjective

1. made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.

2. taken as a whole or considered together; in the aggregate.

   outselling all other brands combined.

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Other Word Forms

• combinedness
  noun
• semicombined
  adjective
• uncombined
  adjective
• well-combined
  adjective
• combinedly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of combined

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; combine + -ed ²

Explanation

Something combined is the result of one or more things added together. The combined voices of a crowd are louder than one voice. To combine things is to put them together, like combining a shirt and pants or mixing ingredients together to make a cake. If two people pool their money, the combined amount will be greater. If two countries are allies in a war, their combined forces will be stronger than their individual forces. This word is the opposite of individual or singular; combined things act together.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

combined

Each carrier has about 5,000 crew members; the escort ships carry a combined total of another 1,000.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

A combined Taylor Morrison and Clayton Homes would be the fourth-largest home builder in the U.S. based on the number of closings.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Its effects became even stronger when researchers combined it with chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

They combined on screen again the following year in Sir Kenneth's adaptation of William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

When there was no surface available, the books formed pillars almost as tall as Danny and Glory combined.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Related Words

• connected
• mixed
• united