to mesh

Examples

• All

• Implementations demand that law firm culture mesh with the goals of the information technology department.

  Academic text (2004)

• And to figure out how to mesh your plans with your partner's plans.

• In other cases, the two sets of laws did not mesh as well.

  Academic text (2001)

• Does it mesh quite nicely or is there some conflict?

• I mean, I think our personalities would mesh.

  Boys on the Side (1995)

• In combat operations, alliance partners are increasingly finding it difficult to mesh with U.S. forces.

  Academic text (2002)

• Teachers needed better guidance on how best to mesh the assessment with their ongoing instruction.

  Academic text (1997)

• You're beginning to mesh as a unit.

  Billy Jack (1971)

• Designs must also mesh with the culture and routines of the communities that will use them.

  Academic text (2011)

• In order to succeed, our strategies must mesh seamlessly with the project's objectives.

Synonyms

E

to engage

vsto mesh

• Specialized

96 5.1

To make a machine part start working

focuses on parts working together smoothly rather than activating them

I

to interlock

vsto mesh

15 4.1

To join parts so they fit tightly and move together

means working smoothly together but not necessarily fixed in place

D

to dovetail

vsto mesh

11 6.7

To fit things together so they work well and match

focuses on smooth functioning rather than neat exact joining

M

to mesh with

vsto mesh

10 4.7

Fit well together so they work without problems

has identical meaning and is the primary general term

C

to cohere

vsto mesh

3 6.2

To stick together to form one unit, like parts of a machine or ideas in a plan

emphasizes smooth operation and coordination rather than simple unity

I

to interdigitate perfectly

vsto mesh

9.1

Fit together with no gaps like the fingers of two hands

is about parts working smoothly but with less emphasis on perfect matching

I

to intermesh

vsto mesh

7.0

To fit together like gears so parts touch and work together

describes general smooth coordination not requiring overlap

Phrasal Verbs

M

to mesh with

10 4.7

Fit well together so they work without problems

M

to mesh schedules

6.5

Make people's plans fit so they can meet or work together

Compounds

M

mesh topology

• Specialized

6.2

A network where every device connects directly to every other device

How Well

to integrate

179 4.1

to mesh

23 4.1

to interlock

15 4.1

to fit

761 1.0

to match

841 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology