weave

  • 11weave — I n. a plain; satin; twill weave II v. 1) (C) she wove a basket for us; or: she wove us a basket 2) (d; tr.) to weave around, round (she wove the story around a specific theme) 3) (d; tr.) to weave from, out of (she wants to weave a scarf from… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12weave — 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… …

  • 13weave — weave1 [wi:v] v past tense wove [wəuv US wouv] past participle woven [ˈwəuvən US ˈwou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cloth etc)¦ 2¦(story)¦ 3 weave your magic/weave a spell 4¦(move)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 3; Origin: Old English wefan] [Sense: 4; Date …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14weave — [[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

  • 15weave — 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

  • 16weave — 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

  • 17weave — /weev/, v., wove or (esp. for 5, 9) weaved; woven or wove; weaving; n. v.t. 1. to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material. 2. to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some… …

    Universalium

  • 18weave — in·weave; re·weave; un·weave; weave; in·ter·weave; …

    English syllables

  • 19weave — [[t]wiv[/t]] v. wove (esp. for5,9)weaved; wo•venwove; weav•ing; 1) tex to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material 2) tex to form by such interlacing: to weave a basket; to weave cloth[/ex] 3)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20weave — 01. Joan [weaves] beautiful patterns into the wall hangings she makes. 02. The carpet has a very tight [weave], and will last a lifetime. 03. The floor was covered with [woven] mats made of straw. 04. The carpet has a very interesting geometric… …

    Grammatical examples in English