coalesced

«coalesced» in Mova's school dictionary: Past form of «coalesce»: came together and joined into… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (past of coalesce: coalesce, coalesces, coalesced, coalescing); adjective (coalesced)

meaning for a pupil

1) Past form of «coalesce»: came together and joined into one bigger thing or group. tree →

2) (adjective, science) Joined or merged together (coalesced droplets). tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in science to explain how stars, planets, raindrops and bubbles were formed, and in history to say how groups or ideas joined into one. It tells the reader that the joining has already happened.

examples

• The droplets coalesced into a big raindrop. tree →
• Gas and dust coalesced to form the Earth. tree →
• Over the summer, the friends coalesced into a band. tree →
• The scattered villages slowly coalesced into a town. tree →
• The two oil drops coalesced on the water. tree →
• Their different ideas coalesced into one clear plan. tree →

note

Past simple and past participle of «coalesce» (just add -d). Formal. Say «koh-uh-LEST». Everyday words: merged, joined together.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «coalesced» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.