"intertwine" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈtwaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-intertwine.wav Forms: intertwines [present, singular, third-person], intertwining [participle, present], intertwined [participle, past], intertwined [past]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From inter- + twine. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|twine}} inter- + twine Head templates: {{en-verb}} intertwine (third-person singular simple present intertwines, present participle intertwining, simple past and past participle intertwined)
  1. (transitive) To twine something together. Tags: transitive Synonyms (twine around each other): entwine Coordinate_terms (twine around each other): interweave, tangle Translations (To twine something together): преплитам (preplitam) (Bulgarian), proplést [perfective] (Czech), kietoa (Finnish), punoa (Finnish), enchevêtrer (French), entrelacer (French), entrelazar (Galician), verflechten (German), punnoa (Ingrian), intrecciare (Italian), пре́плете (préplete) (Macedonian), twynen (Middle English), entrelaçar (Occitan), trenar (Occitan), natar (Occitan), trelhar (Occitan), طوقومق (dokumak) (Ottoman Turkish), entrelaçar (Portuguese), trançar (Portuguese), переплета́ть (perepletátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), переплести́ (pereplestí) [perfective] (Russian), сплета́ть (spletátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), сплести́ (splestí) [perfective] (Russian), eadar-thoinn (Scottish Gaelic), entretejer (Spanish), entrelazar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-intertwine-en-verb-5Eh1JiUk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of 'twine around each other': 64 23 12 Disambiguation of 'twine around each other': 65 23 12 Disambiguation of 'To twine something together': 91 8 1
  2. (intransitive) To become twined together; to become mutually involved. Tags: intransitive Translations (To become twined together): اِنْضَفَرَ (inḍafara) (Arabic), تَدَاخَلَ (tadāḵala) (Arabic), تَشَابَكَ (tašābaka) (Arabic), преплитам се (preplitam se) (Bulgarian), تێکخستن (têkxistin) (Central Kurdish), proplést se [perfective] (Czech), kietoutua (Finnish), punoutua (Finnish), s’entrelacer (French), sich verflechten (German), intrecciarsi (Italian), се пре́плете (se préplete) (Macedonian), entrelaçar-se (Portuguese), trançar-se (Portuguese), переплета́ться (perepletátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), переплести́сь (pereplestísʹ) [perfective] (Russian), сплета́ться (spletátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), сплести́сь (splestísʹ) [perfective] (Russian), entretejerse (Spanish), entrelazarse (Spanish), sammanflätas (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-intertwine-en-verb-HPjXS1kc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 79 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 62 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 73 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 79 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 14 72 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 71 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 3 94 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 71 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 71 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 15 71 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 71 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 15 72 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 15 71 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 15 71 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 14 72 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 72 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 72 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 73 13 Disambiguation of 'To become twined together': 8 91 1
  3. (transitive) To connect things closely. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-intertwine-en-verb-ASoQEEqM Categories (other): English terms prefixed with inter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with inter-: 32 36 32

Inflected forms

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        "To become twined together; to become mutually involved."
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        "(intransitive) To become twined together; to become mutually involved."
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          "_dis1": "8 91 1",
          "code": "ar",
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          "roman": "inḍafara",
          "sense": "To become twined together",
          "word": "اِنْضَفَرَ"
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          "roman": "tadāḵala",
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          "roman": "tašābaka",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "To become twined together",
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        "To connect things closely."
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    "Terms with Middle English translations",
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    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "sense": "twine around each other",
      "word": "interweave"
    },
    {
      "sense": "twine around each other",
      "word": "tangle"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "inter",
        "3": "twine"
      },
      "expansion": "inter- + twine",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From inter- + twine.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "intertwines",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intertwining",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intertwined",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "intertwined",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "intertwine (third-person singular simple present intertwines, present participle intertwining, simple past and past participle intertwined)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 240c:",
          "text": "You see, no doubt, that yet again, thanks to this intertwining, our many-headed sophist has forced us against our will to admit that what is not is in a way.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To twine something together."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "twine",
          "twine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To twine something together."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become twined together; to become mutually involved."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "twine",
          "twine"
        ],
        [
          "mutually",
          "mutually"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To become twined together; to become mutually involved."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To connect things closely."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To connect things closely."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈtwaɪn/"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪn"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "twine around each other",
      "word": "entwine"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "preplitam",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "преплитам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "proplést"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "kietoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "punoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "enchevêtrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "entrelacer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "entrelazar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "verflechten"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "punnoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "intrecciare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "préplete",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "пре́плете"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "twynen"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "entrelaçar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "trenar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "natar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "trelhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "dokumak",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "طوقومق"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "entrelaçar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "trançar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perepletátʹ",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "переплета́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pereplestí",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "переплести́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spletátʹ",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "сплета́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "splestí",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сплести́"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "eadar-thoinn"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "entretejer"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To twine something together",
      "word": "entrelazar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "inḍafara",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "اِنْضَفَرَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tadāḵala",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "تَدَاخَلَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tašābaka",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "تَشَابَكَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "preplitam se",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "преплитам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "proplést se"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "kietoutua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "punoutua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "s’entrelacer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "sich verflechten"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "intrecciarsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "têkxistin",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "تێکخستن"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "se préplete",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "се пре́плете"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "entrelaçar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "trançar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perepletátʹsja",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "переплета́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pereplestísʹ",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "переплести́сь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "spletátʹsja",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "сплета́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "splestísʹ",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сплести́сь"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "entretejerse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "entrelazarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To become twined together",
      "word": "sammanflätas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "intertwine"
}

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