weave1 verbweave2 noun
weaveweave1 /wiːv/ ●○○ verb (past tense wove /wəʊv $ woʊv/, past participle woven /ˈwəʊvən $ ˈwoʊ-/) 
WORD ORIGINweave1
Origin:
1-3 Old English wefan4 1500-1600 Perhaps from Old Norse veifa ‘to wave’VERB TABLE
weave
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | weave |
| he, she, it | weaves | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | wove |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have woven |
| he, she, it | has woven | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had woven |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will weave |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have woven |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am weaving |
| he, she, it | is weaving | |
| you, we, they | are weaving | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was weaving |
| you, we, they | were weaving | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been weaving |
| he, she, it | has been weaving | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been weaving |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be weaving |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been weaving |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Only a few of the Navajo women still weave full time.
- The old highway weaved its way through Tucson.
- The river weaved across the plain, towards the sea.
- Visitors to the center can weave a white oak basket.
- It is also true that several novelists, such as Carpentier and Fuentes, delight in weaving elaborate, formal patterns.
- Norte weaves her observations into a witty text, filling it with multicultural detail.
- She decides to weave the most beautiful blanket in the world and falls into a trance.
- The trainees danced and weaved like boxers.
- They are, in the most fundamental sense, magical: they weave spells, they conjure something out of nothing.
- We were shown how to summarize an opinion, argue with it, weave it into our own interpretations.
- Why not discover them and weave them into your do-it-yourself material.
Longman Language Activatorwhen a road or river changes direction
the place where a road or river turns: · The taxi went around the bend at an alarming speed.bend in: · The balcony overlooked a wide bend in the river.round a bend: · As we rounded the bend, I could see the town up ahead.
a place where there is a bend in the road: · He lost control of the car on a sharp curve.round a curve: · I rounded the curve looking for a place to pull over.
also turning British a place where you can turn and go into another road: · Take the first turning after the traffic lights.· We were supposed to take Highway 12, but I think we missed the turn.
if a road, path, or river winds , it frequently turns and changes direction, in smooth curves: wind between/through/up etc: · A narrow road wound up the hillside towards the little house.· The path wound through the orchard and between small beds of flowers.wind its way: · The staircase appears almost to be floating on air, as it winds its way up three stories.
to frequently turn and change direction, especially in small but sharp turns: twist up/through/towards etc: · A dry stream bed twisted through thick tree roots.twist its way: · We approached Assisi via the dusty road that twists its way up Monte Subasio.
to turn and change direction, especially around things, in smooth curves: weave through/up/across etc: · The river weaved across the plain, towards the sea.weave its way: · The old highway weaved its way through Tucson.
WORD SETSbasketry, nounbatik, nouncabinet-maker, nouncarpenter, nouncarpentry, nouncooper, nouncraft, nouncraft, verbcraftsmanship, nouncraftswoman, nounlathe, nounloom, nounpokerwork, nounraffia, nounsaddler, nounsaddlery, nounstain, verbstain, nountie-dye, verbturner, nounvarnish, verbveneer, nounveneered, adjectiveweave, verbweave, nounweaver, nounwhittle, verbwoodcarving, nounwoodwork, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
cyclists weaving in and out of the trafficCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cyclists weaving in and out of the traffic (=do some magic)· She wove a spell, so that he slept forever and never grew old.
(=makes a network of threads)· A spider had spun a web between the bars of the gate.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· Morley weaves its magic only by using a hedge fund to protect the assets of shareholders.· The writers have weaved their magic again.
· Among the enormous varieties of weaving patterns, there are two that we must pay particular attention to.· They mechanically weave into intricate patterns, twirling their 10-pound rifles with the swiftness of a baton.· It is also true that several novelists, such as Carpentier and Fuentes, delight in weaving elaborate, formal patterns.· We are not talking simply of the diffusion of a particular weaving and colour pattern.· They stayed much more closely together, weaving intricate patterns round each other.
· But the tracer was weaving from side to side.· Arjun was weaving from side to side as he walked.· Suddenly, he was crouching down behind it, still hanging on, but weaving from side to side.
· They are, in the most fundamental sense, magical: they weave spells, they conjure something out of nothing.· How long did it take to weave a spell?· She might even be weaving a spell to tangle her feet or make her lose her way in the wood!
· We talk to identify with new heroes, to dream new lifelines, to weave new stories into the fabric of ourselves.· You have to sort of weave a story.
· Only minutes before the final whistle, Halliday weaved his way infield, causing the disruption from which Morris was to score.· Delighted shoppers looked on as the dancers weaved their way past Darlington Dolphin Centre.· Garcia, weaving his way around the stage and through the band, plays trumpet, sings and dances.· The coach driver weaves his way through washed-out bits of road.· Soon a line of toddlers and caretakers holding infants joined Miles's parade, weaving their way throughout the room.· He had seen Nehushtah only once as she'd weaved her way, in a froth of acolytes, across the gardens.· Suddenly, I see a boat weaving its way between the improbable pink granite rocks and I experience both relief and excitement.
· Textrix weaves a sheet web composed of extremely fine and closely woven silk.· He trained them to store supplies, to weave a secret communications web and to eradicate spies and informers.· Some of us weave small tight webs.
VERB· Like against Buster Mathis, he was staying in close so he could bob and weave.· For two-plus rounds, Tyson was unable to connect as Mathis bobbed and weaved.· Expect more bobbing and weaving while this one sorts itself out.· This is now an election year, and the conventional wisdom has President Clinton bobbing and weaving toward the center.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1cloth etc [intransitive, transitive] to make cloth, a carpet, a basket etc by crossing threads or thin pieces under and over each other by hand or on a loom: - Across the country, says Fitness magazine, enterprising and agile therapists are working their magic on patients while running alongside them.
- Biemiller referred the congressman to this doctor, who again worked his magic.
- But now the two men have changed places, and the boat has worked its magic.
- Charles was one such, and he invited her to Highgrove to work her magic.
- He said his name was Christmas and he had worked his magic act in theatres and royal palaces all over the world.
- Morley weaves its magic only by using a hedge fund to protect the assets of shareholders.
- Paris works its magic on me.
- Two others have medical problems that have to be corrected before he can work his magic.
- The cheese is only lightly pressed, which explains its slightly open texture.
- The inevitably open texture of such a document leaves a great degree of discretion in the hands of the judiciary.
hand-woven scarves Only a few of the women still weave. traditional basket weaving2story [transitive] to put many different ideas, subjects, stories etc together and connect them smoothly: She weaves a complicated plot of romance and intrigue.weave something together the complex patterns which evolve when individuals’ lives are woven together3weave your magic/weave a spell to attract or interest someone very much4move (past tense and past participle weaved) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to move somewhere by turning and changing direction a lot: cyclists weaving in and out of the trafficweave your way through/to etc something Lori spotted them as they weaved their way through the tables.weave1 verbweave2 noun
weaveweave2 noun [countable] the way in which a material is woven, and the pattern formed by this: a fine weave