English
weave
Pronunciation Etymology 1

From Middle English weven, from Old English wefan, from Proto-West Germanic *weban, from Proto-Germanic *webaną, from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ-.

Cognate with Saterland Frisian weeuwe, Western Frisian weve, Dutch weven, German weben, Danish væve, Swedish väva, Norwegian Nynorsk veva, Icelandic vefa.

Verb

weave (third-person singular simple present weaves, present participle weaving, simple past wove or weaved, past participle woven or weaved or (now colloquial and nonstandard) wove)

  1. To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another.
    This loom weaves yarn into sweaters.
  2. To spin a cocoon or a web.
    Spiders weave beautiful but deadly webs.
  3. To unite by close connection or intermixture.
  4. To compose creatively and intricately; to fabricate.
    to weave the plot of a story
Related terms Translations Translations Noun

weave (plural weaves)

  1. A type or way of weaving.
    That rug has a very tight weave.
  2. (cosmetics) Human or artificial hair worn to alter one's appearance, either to supplement or to cover the natural hair.
Translations Translations Etymology 2

From Middle English weven; probably from Old Norse veifa, related to Latin vibrare.

Verb

weave (weaves, present participle weaving; simple past and past participle weaved)

  1. (intransitive) To move by turning and twisting.
    The drunk weaved into another bar.
  2. (transitive) To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.
    The ambulance weaved its way through the heavy traffic.
  3. (intransitive, of an animal) To move the head back and forth in a stereotyped pattern, typically as a symptom of stress.
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