wove

[ wohv ]

/ woʊv /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of weave.

Nearby words

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Definition for wove (2 of 2)

weave

[ weev ]

/ wiv /

verb (used with object), wove or especially for 5, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material.

to form by interlacing threads, yarns, strands, or strips of some material: to weave a basket; to weave cloth.

to form by combining various elements or details into a connected whole: to weave a tale; to weave a plan.

to introduce as an element or detail into a connected whole (usually followed by in or into): She wove an old folk melody into her latest musical composition.

to direct or move along in a winding or zigzag course; move from side to side, especially to avoid obstructions: to weave one's way through traffic.

verb (used without object), wove or especially for 9, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

to form or construct something, as fabric, by interlacing threads, yarns, strips, etc.

to compose a connected whole by combining various elements or details.

to be or become formed or composed from the interlacing of materials or the combining of various elements: The yarn wove into a beautiful fabric.

to move or proceed in a winding course or from side to side: dancers weaving in time to the music.

noun

a pattern of or method for interlacing yarns.

hairweave(defs 1, 2).

Origin of weave

before 900; Middle English weven, Old English wefan; cognate with German weben, Old Norse vefa; see web

SYNONYMS FOR weave

3 contrive, fabricate, construct, compose.

4 insert, intermix, intermingle.

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Related formsout·weave, verb (used with object), out·wove, out·wo·ven, or out·wove, out·weav·ing.re·weave, verb, re·wove, re·wo·ven or re·wove, re·weav·ing.

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Examples from the Web for wove

Texas Senator Ted Cruz wove a refrain into his speech that “morning is coming.”
Why The Values Voter Summit Isn't Any Fun|Ben Jacobs|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The web she wove snared her a long time before she entered the courtroom,” he says.
Will Jodi Arias Go Free?|Christine Pelisek|May 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Harrison wove his way through them wondering where the hundreds of such evangelists had come from so suddenly.
The Sword|Frank Quattrocchi
Gillette, as most American theater-goers know, wove a love interest into the strenuous life of the famous detective.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man|Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman

These Indians wore garments of bark, which they wove like cloths, and then drew on like coats of mail.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)|Max Duncker
The woman ancestor kitchen-gardened, spun, wove, and nourished the poultry.
The Spenders|Harry Leon Wilson
The stamps were printed on the wove paper then in use and perforated 12 in the usual manner.
The Stamps of Canada|Bertram Poole

British Dictionary definitions for wove (1 of 2)

wove

/ (wəʊv) /

verb

a past tense of weave

British Dictionary definitions for wove (2 of 2)

weave

/ (wiːv) /

verb weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven or weaved

to form (a fabric) by interlacing (yarn, etc), esp on a loom

(tr) to make or construct by such a processto weave a shawl

(tr) to make or construct (an artefact, such as a basket) by interlacing (a pliable material, such as cane)

(of a spider) to make (a web)

(tr) to construct by combining separate elements into a whole

(tr; often foll by in, into, through, etc) to introduceto weave factual details into a fiction

to create (a way, etc) by moving from side to sideto weave through a crowd

(intr) () vet science (of a stabled horse) to swing the head, neck, and body backwards and forwards

get weaving informal to hurry; start to do something

noun

the method or pattern of weaving or the structure of a woven fabric

Derived Formsweaving, noun

Word Origin for weave

Old English wefan; related to Old High German weban, Old Norse vefa, Greek hyphos, Sanskrit vābhis; compare web, weevil, wasp

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Word Origin and History for wove (1 of 2)

weave

"method or pattern of weaving," 1888, from weave (v.).

Word Origin and History for wove (1 of 2)

weave

Old English wefan "form by interlacing yarn" (class V strong verb; past tense wæf, past participle wefen), from Proto-Germanic *weban (cf. Old Norse vefa, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Dutch weven, Old High German weban, German weben "to weave"), from PIE *webh- "to weave;" also "to move quickly" (cf. Sanskrit ubhnati "he laces together," Persian baftan "to weave," Greek hyphe, hyphos "web," Old English webb "web").

Extended sense of "combine into a whole" is from late 14c.; meaning "go by twisting and turning" is first found 1590s. Sense in boxing is from 1818. Related: Wove; weaved; weaving.

wove

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Definition for wove (2 of 2)

weave

verb (used with object), wove or especially for 5, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

verb (used without object), wove or especially for 9, weaved; wo·ven or wove; weav·ing.

noun

Origin of weave

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British Dictionary definitions for wove (1 of 2)

wove

verb

British Dictionary definitions for wove (2 of 2)

weave

verb weaves, weaving, wove, weaved, woven or weaved

noun

Word Origin for weave

Word Origin and History for wove (1 of 2)

weave

Word Origin and History for wove (1 of 2)

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