interweave
Americanverb (used with object)
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interweaves,
present (3rd person singular)
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interweaved,
past participle, past
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interwove,
past
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interwoven,
past participle
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interweaving
present participle
verb (used without object)
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interweaves,
present (3rd person singular)
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interweaved,
past participle, past
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interwove,
past
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interwoven,
past participle
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interweaving
present participle
noun
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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interweavesimple
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interweavessimple
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have interweavedperfect
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have interwovenperfect
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has interweavedperfect
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has interwovenperfect
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am interweavingprogressive
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are interweavingprogressive
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is interweavingprogressive
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have been interweavingperfect progressive
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has been interweavingperfect progressive
Past
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interweavedsimple
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interwovesimple
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had interweavedperfect
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had interwovenperfect
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was interweavingprogressive
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were interweavingprogressive
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had been interweavingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of interweave
Example Sentences
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"Nobody really has ever tried to interweave an actual plot story into a dogfight, and we were trying to do that."
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
The tight, tree-lined fairways interweave with a treasure trove of archaeological remnants.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
Bark scars on trees in Ma’amtagila territory interweave their people today with prior generations.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
“Being able to interweave different aspects of who I am — so like my Latino identity and then my competitive identity — together really just makes me feel more whole of a person,” Alvarez said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
The troubling interweave of class and race appeared to him in nearly every discussion.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Ms. Crawford interweaves her endearing characters’ voices in wonderful ways and includes a glossary of their “Glesga patter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
It interweaves detail-driven interviews, including Tibon’s own guided tour of his route that day, with footage from Hamas bodycams, security cameras and dashcams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
The Hack is a seven-part series that interweaves two real-life stories.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Lee interweaves her time-travel narrative with explorations of the “inexplicable connections through time and space, the intrinsic cost of sacrifice, and the infinite metaphysical paradox of loving and letting go.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2024
Her soul is like a little brook, Thin edged with ice against the leaves, Where the wolf drinks and is alone, And where the woodbine interweaves.
From Songs and Satires by Edgar Lee Masters
Club president Raj Khosla spoke about the "magnificent scenic beauty" and "uniqueness of a wonderful course" interweaved with monuments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
Collins peppers the new concert with personal stories interweaved with ones about The Town Hall, which is celebrating its centennial this year.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2021
When they conversed, and interweaved stories and opinions with all; Menelaus spoke succinctly, few but very sweet words, since he was not talkative, nor superfluous in speech, and was the younger.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 by Various
I preferred walking; and though my shoes and the hem of my gown were covered with prickles and thorns, which interweaved themselves in an extraordinary manner through a satin dress, I enjoyed the walk amazingly.
From Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay by Miss Emma Roberts
Then when Spring's rain and sun together trod And interweaved swift steps the meadow through, Old rites revived; they bore the shapen god With green stalks and first-budded boughs, and drew Together youth and age.
From Poems New and Old by John Freeman
Mullins interwove perspectives from three young transgender people in Florida, Texas and Illinois, along with mental health providers, advocates and allies.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
Walkways were blocked on the south side of the stadium as Eagles fans and Kansas City fans interwove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2023
Flynn simply — or, rather, complexly — interwove the narratives: Nick’s in the present, revealing more of his sins as he tracks the treasure-hunt clues, and Amy’s in the past, through her diary.
From Time ● Sep. 30, 2014
Accompanied by John Reid, Gabriel Waite and Louisa Tuck deftly interwove Menotti's unusual pairing of sonorities into a dark-hued dialogue that ranged from maudlin to melancholic and back again.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2013
Kira could see that it was intricately decorated with carved designs that interwove around it in complicated curves.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
Bird nests, for example, rely on a network of interwoven twigs and fibers to maintain their structure.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
Yet they underscored Musk’s deeply interwoven business interests, his ambitions to turn X into a so-called “everything app,” and the manifold connections that the banking system has with Musk’s business empire.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
The posts include direct-to-the-camera appeals, with personal details interwoven into messages of support for Steyer.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Though the film runs nearly 2 1/2 hours, it’s too full of fascination and involving, freely interwoven human drama to ever feel indulgent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Balthilda presented me with two knitted sweaters, one with many colors interwoven, and one green, bright but somehow calm, like spring on The Mountain.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Palantir’s involvement is just one of countless instances across U.S. history interweaving industry and national defense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
A four-star review from The FT summarised the play as "interweaving serious questions with crisply funny dialogue and combining the absurd with the profound".
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
It was with my editor, Damian Rodriguez, a process of interweaving and braiding those three strands.
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
Emma Portner, the work’s choreographer, has spent her career interweaving genres and disciplines.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
It might be made up of rhythm only, or of a melody line with chordal accompaniment, or many interweaving melodies.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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