entwine
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en·twine
(ĕn-twīn′)v. en·twined, en·twin·ing, en·twines
v.tr.
To twine around or together: The ivy entwined the column.
v.intr.
To twine or twist together.
en·twine′ment n.
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entwine
(ɪnˈtwaɪn) orintwine
vb
(of two or more things) to twine together or (of one or more things) to twine around (something else)
enˈtwinement, inˈtwinement n
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en•twine
(ɛnˈtwaɪn)v.t., v.i. -twined, -twin•ing.
to twine about, around, or together.
[1590–1600]
en•twine′ment, n.
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entwine
Past participle: entwined
Gerund: entwining
| Imperative |
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| entwine |
| entwine |
| Present |
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| I entwine |
| you entwine |
| he/she/it entwines |
| we entwine |
| you entwine |
| they entwine |
| Preterite |
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| I entwined |
| you entwined |
| he/she/it entwined |
| we entwined |
| you entwined |
| they entwined |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am entwining |
| you are entwining |
| he/she/it is entwining |
| we are entwining |
| you are entwining |
| they are entwining |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have entwined |
| you have entwined |
| he/she/it has entwined |
| we have entwined |
| you have entwined |
| they have entwined |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was entwining |
| you were entwining |
| he/she/it was entwining |
| we were entwining |
| you were entwining |
| they were entwining |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had entwined |
| you had entwined |
| he/she/it had entwined |
| we had entwined |
| you had entwined |
| they had entwined |
| Future |
|---|
| I will entwine |
| you will entwine |
| he/she/it will entwine |
| we will entwine |
| you will entwine |
| they will entwine |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have entwined |
| you will have entwined |
| he/she/it will have entwined |
| we will have entwined |
| you will have entwined |
| they will have entwined |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be entwining |
| you will be entwining |
| he/she/it will be entwining |
| we will be entwining |
| you will be entwining |
| they will be entwining |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been entwining |
| you have been entwining |
| he/she/it has been entwining |
| we have been entwining |
| you have been entwining |
| they have been entwining |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been entwining |
| you will have been entwining |
| he/she/it will have been entwining |
| we will have been entwining |
| you will have been entwining |
| they will have been entwining |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been entwining |
| you had been entwining |
| he/she/it had been entwining |
| we had been entwining |
| you had been entwining |
| they had been entwining |
| Conditional |
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| I would entwine |
| you would entwine |
| he/she/it would entwine |
| we would entwine |
| you would entwine |
| they would entwine |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have entwined |
| you would have entwined |
| he/she/it would have entwined |
| we would have entwined |
| you would have entwined |
| they would have entwined |
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Verb 1. entwine - tie or link together
purl stitch - make with purl stitches
loop, intertwine - make a loop in; "loop a rope"
2. [画像:entwine - spin,wind, or twist together]entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"
twine - make by twisting together or intertwining; "twine a rope"
wattle - interlace to form wattle
splice - join by interweaving strands; "Splice the wires"
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entwine
intwineverb twist, surround, embrace, weave, knit, braid, encircle, wind, intertwine, interweave, plait, twine, ravel, interlace, entwist (archaic) He entwined his fingers with hers.
free, separate, undo, unravel, unwind, extricate, disentangle, straighten out, untangle
free, separate, undo, unravel, unwind, extricate, disentangle, straighten out, untangle
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entwine
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Translations
يَشْبِكُ، يَحْبِكُ
vikle
körülfon
vefja/fléttast um
apvytisupinti
apvītiepīt
dolamaksarmak
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entwine
vt (= twist together) stems, ribbons → ineinanderschlingen; they entwined their hands → sie schlangen ihre Hände ineinander ; to be entwined with something (fig) → mit etw verflochten sein; to be entwined in something (fig) → in etw (acc) → verwickelt sein
vi → sich ineinanderschlingen or -winden
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entwine
(inˈtwain) verb to wind round. omstrengel يَشْبِكُ، يَحْبِكُ обвивам enredar vinout (se) umwinden, umwickeln vikle τυλίγω entrelazar põimima به هم بافتن؛ حلقه زدن kiertyä entrelacer לִשזוֹר गूथना oviti (se), oplesti (se) körülfon menggulung vefja/fléttast um intrecciare 巻きつく 휘감기게 하다 apvyti, supinti iepīt; apvīt melilit (zich) winden om flette, tvinne sammen, vinde omkring opleść پېچل، نغاړلو تاوول enredar a (se) încolăci обвивать vinúť (sa) preplesti (se) uplesti vira om, fläta ihop พันรอบ dolamak, sarmak 纏繞 сплітати(ся); обвивати کسی کے گرد لپٹنا bện 缠绕
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