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1weave Listen to audio/ˈwi:v/ verb
weaves; wove Listen to audio/ˈwoʊv/ or weaved; wo·ven Listen to audio/ˈwoʊvən/ or weaved; weav·ing
Wove is the usual past tense and woven the usual past participle for senses 1, 2, and 4. Weaved is the usual past tense and past participle for sense 3. 1 : to make something (such as cloth) by crossing threads or other long pieces of material over and under each other [+ obj] She weaves cloth on her loom. He wove a basket (from the branches). = He wove the branches into a basket. [no obj] She spins and weaves.
2 [+ obj] : to create something (such as a story) by combining different things in usually a complicated way
The author has woven an exciting tale of adventure and romance. She wove episodes from many sources into a single narrative.often + together The musicians wove together a beautiful and complex melody. The story weaves together [=combines] the past and present in surprising ways.
3 : to move from side to side while going forward especially in order to avoid the people or things that are in front of you [no obj] The car was weaving in and out of traffic. She weaved through the defenders and scored a goal. [+ obj] He weaved his way through the crowd.
4 [+ obj] of a spider : to create (a web) : spin
a spider weaving its web
— weav·er Listen to audio /ˈwi:vɚ/ noun, plural weav·ers [count]
a basket weaver a weaver of blankets a weaver of tales

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