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en·tan·gle
(ĕn-tăng′gəl)tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles
1. To cause to become twisted together or caught in a snarl or entwining mass: The fishing lines became entangled. His foot was entangled in the wiring.
2. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage: The country found itself entangled in a series of regional conflicts. She wanted to avoid relationships that might entangle her emotions. See Synonyms at catch.
3. Physics To cause (the quantum states of two or more objects) to become correlated in such a way that they remain correlated, even though the objects are separated spatially.
en·tan′gle·ment n.
en·tan′gler n.
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entangle
(ɪnˈtæŋɡəl)vb (tr)
1. to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh
2. to make tangled or twisted; snarl
3. to make complicated; confuse
4. to involve in difficulties; entrap
enˈtangler n
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en•tan•gle
(ɛnˈtæŋ gəl)v.t. -gled, -gling.
1. to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.
2. to involve in or as if in a tangle: to be entangled in intrigue.
3. to involve in difficulties.
[1530–40]
en•tan′gler, n.
en•tan′gling•ly, adv.
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entangle
Past participle: entangled
Gerund: entangling
| Imperative |
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| entangle |
| entangle |
| Present |
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| I entangle |
| you entangle |
| he/she/it entangles |
| we entangle |
| you entangle |
| they entangle |
| Preterite |
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| I entangled |
| you entangled |
| he/she/it entangled |
| we entangled |
| you entangled |
| they entangled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am entangling |
| you are entangling |
| he/she/it is entangling |
| we are entangling |
| you are entangling |
| they are entangling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have entangled |
| you have entangled |
| he/she/it has entangled |
| we have entangled |
| you have entangled |
| they have entangled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was entangling |
| you were entangling |
| he/she/it was entangling |
| we were entangling |
| you were entangling |
| they were entangling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had entangled |
| you had entangled |
| he/she/it had entangled |
| we had entangled |
| you had entangled |
| they had entangled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will entangle |
| you will entangle |
| he/she/it will entangle |
| we will entangle |
| you will entangle |
| they will entangle |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have entangled |
| you will have entangled |
| he/she/it will have entangled |
| we will have entangled |
| you will have entangled |
| they will have entangled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be entangling |
| you will be entangling |
| he/she/it will be entangling |
| we will be entangling |
| you will be entangling |
| they will be entangling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been entangling |
| you have been entangling |
| he/she/it has been entangling |
| we have been entangling |
| you have been entangling |
| they have been entangling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been entangling |
| you will have been entangling |
| he/she/it will have been entangling |
| we will have been entangling |
| you will have been entangling |
| they will have been entangling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been entangling |
| you had been entangling |
| he/she/it had been entangling |
| we had been entangling |
| you had been entangling |
| they had been entangling |
| Conditional |
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| I would entangle |
| you would entangle |
| he/she/it would entangle |
| we would entangle |
| you would entangle |
| they would entangle |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have entangled |
| you would have entangled |
| he/she/it would have entangled |
| we would have entangled |
| you would have entangled |
| they would have entangled |
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Verb 1. entangle - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"
involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
2. [画像:entangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass]entangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool"
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entangle
verb
1. tangle, catch, trap, twist, knot, mat, mix up, snag, snarl, snare, jumble, ravel, trammel, enmesh The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.
tangle free, separate, loose, unfold, detach, sever, unravel, disconnect, extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle, untwist, unsnarl
tangle free, separate, loose, unfold, detach, sever, unravel, disconnect, extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle, untwist, unsnarl
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entangle
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Translations
يَشْبِك
filtre indvikle ind
összekuszál
flækja í
įpainiojimasįsipainiojimasįsipainiotiįsivėlimasįsivelti
iejauktiepītsapīties
dolanmakdolaştırmak
entangle
[ɪnˈtæŋgl] VTCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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entangle
vt
(= catch up) → verfangen ; to become entangled in something → sich in etw (dat) → verfangen ; their feet were entangled in the ropes → sie hatten sich mit den Füßen in den Seilen verfangen
(= get into a tangle) hair → verwirren ; wool, thread, ropes → verwickeln, verwirren ; to become entangled → sich verwirren, sich verwickeln or verheddern (inf)
(fig, in affair etc) → verwickeln, verstricken (→ in in +acc); he became entangled in his own words → er verhaspelte sich (inf)
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entangle
[ɪnˈtæŋgl] vt (thread) → impigliareto become entangled in sth (fig) → rimanere impegolato/a in qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
entangle
(inˈtӕŋgl) verb to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else. Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair. verstrik, verwikkel يَشْبِك вплитам emaranhar zaplést se verwickeln filtre ind; vikle ind μπλέκω enredar, enmarañar sisse mässima گرفتار کردن؛ گیر انداختن sotkeutua emmêler לְסַבֵּך उलझाना, फंसाना zaplesti, zamrsiti összekuszál melibatkan flækja(st) í impigliare; invischiare もつれさせる 얽히게 하다 į(si)painioti, į(si)velti sapīties; iepīt; iejaukt terperangkap verstrikken filtre seg sammen, vikle seg inn i zaplątać نيول، ګيرول، ايسارول، سره تاوول، مغلق كول emaranhar a se încurca запутывать zapliesť sa zaplesti upetljati trassla (snärja) in ทําให้พัวพันในปัญหา dolaştırmak, dolanmak 纏住 заплутувати(ся) پھندے میں پھنسنا ، معاملات میں الجھنا vướng vào 缠住
enˈtanglement noun verwarring, verwikkeling, verstrikking تَشْبيك، تَعْقيد заплитане complicação spletení; zápletka die Verwicklung sammenfiltring; indvikling μπλέξιμο enredo, lío sissemässimine گرفتاری؛ در هم پیچیدگی suhde enchevêtrement, complications סבוך उलझन zaplet, zbrka összekuszálás keterlibatan flækja imbroglio; complicazione もつれ 얽힘 į(si)painiojimas, į(si)vėlimas sapīšanās; nepatikšanas keterlibatan verwikkeling sammenfiltring, forvikling plątanina نيول complicação încurcătură, complicaţie запутанность; затруднение spletenie; zápletka zaplet upetljanost intrasslande, trassel, härva การทําให้ยุ่ง karışıklık, dolaşıklık 糾纏 заплутаність جال ، پھندے میں الجھنے کی کیفیت sự vướng mắc 纠缠
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