verb

weave

weev

verb

To make fabric or a similar structure by crossing threads or strands over and under each other.

"She wove a basket from thin strips of willow."

"The mill weaves cotton into fine cloth."

To move by twisting and turning, especially through obstacles.

"The cyclist weaved through the heavy traffic."

noun

A particular style or pattern of weaving, or hair extensions attached to blend with natural hair.

"She got a new weave installed before the wedding."

How to Use Weave

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo interlace threads into fabric, or more generally to move in a winding, back-and-forth path.

Common mistake

Past tense "wove," past participle "woven" (for cloth); but "weave through traffic" uses "weaved" in the driving sense.

Common pairings

weave through weave a story hand-woven

wove past tense, weaved past tense, woven past tense, weaved past tense, weaves plural, weaves singular, weaves singular

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From Old English wefan, an ancient Germanic verb meaning "to weave" or "to braid."

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