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weave (verb)

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  • weave — verb. It is worth pointing out that there are two words involved here, although their meanings overlap in figurative applications. The one meaning ‘to form fabric by interlacing threads’ is from Old English, and the other, meaning ‘to take a… …   Modern English usage

  • weave — Ⅰ. weave [1] ► VERB (past wove; past part. woven or wove) 1) form (fabric) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them. 2) (usu. as noun weaving) make fabric in this way. 3) …   English terms dictionary

  • weave — (v.) O.E. wefan form by interlacing yarn (class V strong verb; past tense wæf, pp. wefen), from P.Gmc. *webanan (Cf. O.N. vefa, M.L.G., M.Du., Du. weven, O.H.G. weban, Ger. weben to weave ), from PIE *webh /*wobh (Cf. Skt. ubhnati he laces to …   Etymology dictionary

  • weave — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, skilfully/skillfully (often figurative) ▪ Hall skilfully/skillfully weaves the historical research into a gripping narrative. ▪ seamlessly (often figurative) ▪ The author sea …   Collocations dictionary

  • weave — verb 1) flowers were woven into their hair Syn: entwine, lace, twist, knit, intertwine, braid, plait, loop 2) he weaves colorful plots Syn: invent, make up, fabricate, construct …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • weave — I. [c]/wiv / (say weev) verb (wove or weaved, woven or weaved, weaving) –verb (t) 1. to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or texture. 2. to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of… …  

  • weave — [[t]wi͟ːv[/t]] weaves, weaving, wove, woven (The form weaved is used for the past tense and past participle for meaning 4.) 1) VERB If you weave cloth or a carpet, you make it by crossing threads over and under each other using a frame or machine …   English dictionary

  • weave — I. verb (wove or weaved; woven or weaved; weaving) Etymology: Middle English weven, from Old English wefan; akin to Old High German weban to weave, Greek hyphainein to weave, hyphos web Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • weave — I UK [wiːv] / US [wɪv] verb Word forms weave : present tense I/you/we/they weave he/she/it weaves present participle weaving past tense wove UK [wəʊv] / US [woʊv] past participle woven UK [ˈwəʊv(ə)n] / US [ˈwoʊv(ə)n] * 1)… …   English dictionary

  • weave — weave1 [ wiv ] (past tense wove [ wouv ] ; past participle wo|ven [ wouvn ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make cloth by crossing long THREADS over and under each other on a machine called a LOOM: The women shut themselves behind… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • weave — English has two distinct verbs weave, but they have grown to resemble each other closely over the centuries. Weave ‘make cloth’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *weben, which also produced German weben, Dutch weven, Swedish väva, and… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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