tangle
To mix together or intertwineTo mix together or intertwine.
» A long piece of thread easily becomes tangled up.
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4 senses(transitive)To mix together or intertwine.
verwirren, verfitzen, verfilzen
запу́тыватьzapútyvatʹ, запу́татьzapútatʹ
плу́татиplútaty, заплу́туватиzaplútuvaty, заплу́татиzaplútaty
(intransitive)To become mixed together or intertwined.
Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind.
verfitzen, zerzausen, sich verheddern
запу́тыватьсяzapútyvatʹsja, запу́татьсяzapútatʹsja
плу́татисяplútatysja, заплу́туватисяzaplútuvatysja, заплу́татисяzaplútatysja
(figuratively, intransitive)To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
Don't tangle with someone three times your size.
He tangled with the law.
sich verstricken, sich anlegen mit jmdn., sich verwickeln lassen
впу́тыватьvpútyvatʹ, впу́татьvpútatʹ, встрева́тьvstrevátʹ
(transitive)To catch and hold.
verfangen, verstricken
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- tangle or complicate
- force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
- disarrange or rumple; dishevel
Examples
43 sentencesA long piece of thread easily becomes tangled up.
Sami was weaving a tangled web.
Adriano's hair tangled in the wind.
My mind is all tangled up.
The baby tangled the ball of yarn.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English tanglen, probably of North Germanic origin, compare Swedish taggla (“tFrom Middle English tanglen, probably of North Germanic origin, compare Swedish taggla (“to disorder”), Old Norse þǫngull, þang (“tangle; seaweed”), see Etymology 2 below.
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Forms
tangles, tangling, tangled, tangledSynonyms
25 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle