twine
To weave togetherTo weave together.
» Tom attached some twine to the kite.
Meaning
9 senses(transitive)To weave together.
flechten, binden, winden
ви́тьсяvítʹsja, обвива́тьсяobvivátʹsja
spin, wind, or twist together
(transitive)To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible substance around another body.
(transitive)To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.
(intransitive)To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved; to intertwine.
(intransitive)To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.
(intransitive)To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb spirally.
Many plants twine.
(obsolete)To turn round; to revolve.
(obsolete)To change the direction of.
(obsolete)To mingle; to mix.
Examples
4 sentencesTom attached some twine to the kite.
The young girls twined wreaths of flowers.
deDie kleinen Mädchen flochten Blumenkränze. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom tied his tomato plants to stakes with twine.
State wildlife biologist Beth Waterbury also worked on setting up a baling twine pick up and recycling program in her area.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English twinen, twynen, from Old English *twīnian (“to twine, thread”), from PFrom Middle English twinen, twynen, from Old English *twīnian (“to twine, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *twiznōną (“to thread”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwisnós (“double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Dutch twijnen (“to twine, contort, throw”), Danish tvinde (“to twist”), Swedish tvinna (“to twist, twine, throw”), Icelandic tvinna (“to merge, twine”).
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Forms
twines, twining, twined, twinedSynonyms
20 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 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