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weaveto make cloth by crossing threads over and under each other

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make cloth by crossing threads over and under each other

Pronunciation (IPA): /wiːv/

Korean meaning: 실을 엮어서 천을 짜다

Korean pronunciation: 위브 (강세: 위브)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother can weave a scarf faster than I can untangle my earphones.
  • The spider began to weave its web right above the 'No Loitering' sign.
  • She managed to weave her way through the crowded market.

weave

VERB

//wiːv//

to make cloth by crossing threads over and under each other

weave concept
💡 Concept

Grandmother weaving colorful threads into fabric

weave rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Weave dreams that make others believe, long after you leave

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/wiːv/
🇬🇧 UK/wiːv/

🌳Etymology

Rootweave

Origin

고대 영어 'wefan'에서 유래된 단어로, 원시 게르만어에서 온 매우 오래된 단어입니다. 인류가 천을 짜기 시작한 것과 함께 생겨난 기본적인 동사 중 하나죠.

🎵Rhyme

leavesleevebelieveachieve
leave
sleeve
believe
achieve

🔗Collocations

weave a basket
weave through traffic
weave a story
weave magic
weave together
weave in and out

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother can weave a scarf faster than I can untangle my earphones.

😄 Fun example

The spider began to weave its web right above the 'No Loitering' sign.

She managed to weave her way through the crowded market.

The screenwriter skillfully weaves multiple storylines into one compelling narrative.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

interlacebraidtwistwindthread

Antonyms

unravelseparateuntangle

Related

loomtextilefabricthreadpatternknit

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