mingle with

mingle with (someone or something)

1. To converse or chat with someone or a group of people in an easy, friendly manner; to mix or fit in well with someone or a group of people. I've got to talk to Mike for a while about a work issue, so why don't you go and mingle with some of the other people at the party, and I'll join you in a minute. I was worried that Tommy wouldn't like starting play school, but it's great to see him mingling with the other kids right away.
2. To join or mix two or more people in a social situation. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "mingle" and "with." I always find it awkward trying to mingle my regular friends with co-workers on a night out. I want to mingle my son with some more kids his age.
3. To mix something with something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "mingle" and "with." I love barbecuing in the summer, as the grill mingles the smell of sizzling hamburgers and sausages with the aromas of the lush, sun-soaked grass and trees.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

mingle (someone) with (someone else)

 and mingle (something) with (something else)
to mix people together; to mix things together. Try to mingle your friends with mine. You had better not mingle your money with that of the corporation.
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mingle with someone

to mix with people. Try to mingle with the guests. I would like to get out and mingle with people more.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • mingle with (someone or something)
  • in contact
  • make a hit with
  • make a hit with (someone or something)
  • in with, be
  • be in with (someone)
  • be/keep in with somebody
  • get in with
  • get in with (someone)
  • reproach with
References in classic literature
And mingle with the moonlight The dark waves of my hair.
Lute of Jade
At first impressions of the snow-storm, the sledge-shafts, and the horse with the shaft-bow shaking before his eyes, kept passing through his mind, then he remembered Nikita lying under him, then recollections of the festival, his wife, the police-officer, and the box of candles, began to mingle with these; then again Nikita, this time lying under that box, then the peasants, customers and traders, and the white walls of his house with its iron roof with Nikita lying underneath, presented themselves to his imagination.
Master and Man
According to the jottings, Sultan Ibrahim then attended the Aidilfitri Open House of the Mentri Besar here on the same day and set aside protocol to mingle with PH supporters and guests.
Sultan Ibrahim receives Aidilfitri visit by Johor Pakatan leaders
PBA coaches, players mingle with media, fans !-- -- (The Philippine Star) - January 4, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines Three days before PBA Season 44 opener, the pro league holds a special event at The Tent Solaire Resort and Casino Thursday where PBA officials, coaches and players make themselves available to the media and mingle with the fans.
PBA coaches, players mingle with media, fans
The prosecutor argued that Maribe should further be grounded so that she does not mingle with members of the public.
Monica murder: Maribe, Jowie head to court for bail ruling
"Alvin is the new kid in town and he refuses to mingle with certain gangs and crowds," she said.
CRIME: Teenager beaten with an iron bar
An original, superbly crafted, imaginative novel, Malcolm And Jack is very strongly recommended as an engaging (albeit fictitious) tale in which several of America's great historical icons meet and mingle with one-another.
Malcolm And Jack
These birds can mingle with migrating fowl and become infected.
Bird flu spreads
It was a chance for ag professionals to network and mingle with future members of the ag industry--and to reinforce that this is a vital industry to enter.
NAMA chapters celebrate Ag Day
Palm trees mingle with hibiscus trees and orange poinciana blossoms that tower over charming bungalows.
Unsinkable Key West: after taking a beating from Hurricane Wilma, the island promptly dried itself off and fought its way back onto our travel itineraries
Their hero failed to mingle with them at the after-party for the latest installment of the mesmerising epic, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire, JK Rowling's fourth book.
3am: DIVA DAN; Harry Potter star invisible to fans
From what's know about hybridization between world crops and wild relatives to issues of rare species preservation and gene pool vitality, Dangerous Liaisons provides some intriguing insights into what happens when cultivated plants mingle with wild ones.
Johns Hopkins University Press
Unison Backstreet Boys choreography, flares, flips, handstands, head spins, pop-locking, and refined break dancing mingle with graceful transitions and expand notions of classicism in this hour-long work.
Compagnie Kafig at ADF
Analyses and commentary mingle with frequent metaphoric, near-poetic, evocations of musical passages.
The Mahler Symphonies--An Owner's Manual
Queens, princesses, and heads of state mingle with pop culture icons such as Wonder Woman, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and The Powerpuff Girls in this slim, eye-catching volume celebrating mighty women of history and legend.
Apeles, Teena. Women warriors; adventures from history's greatest female fighters