Intertwine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spin,wind, or twist together

make lacework by knotting or looping

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntɚtwˈaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntətwˈaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntətwˈaɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntɚtwˈaɪn/.

Examples

intertwine the ribbons
Twine the threads into a rope
intertwined hearts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lace loop tat twine interlace enlace entwine

Antonyms

untwine

Parts of Speech

verb	spin,wind, or twist together “intertwine the ribbons”
verb	make lacework by knotting or looping
verb	make a loop in “loop a rope”

Word Forms

twine	noun	a lightweight cord
twiner	noun	someone who intertwines (e.g. threads) or forms something by twisting or interlacing
tatting	noun	the act or art of making handmade lace
loop	noun	anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verflechten

zusammen drehen, wickeln oder drehen

🇫🇷French

entrelacer

tourner, enrouler ou se tordre ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

entrelazar

girar, enrollar o girar juntos

🇮🇹Italian

intrecciare

girare, avvolgere o torcere insieme

🇳🇱Dutch

in elkaar verstrengelen

draaien, winden of in elkaar draaien

🇵🇹Portuguese

entrelaçar

girar, enrolar ou torcer juntos

🇷🇺Russian

переплетаться

вращать, наматывать или скручивать вместе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक दूसरे से लिपटना

एक साथ घूमना, हवा देना या मोड़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

মিশ্রিত করা

স্পিন, বায়ু, বা একসাথে মোচড়

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னிப் பிணைந்துள்ளது

சுழல், காற்று அல்லது ஒன்றாக முறுக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్లుకుపోతాయి

స్పిన్, గాలి లేదా కలిసి తిప్పండి

🇮🇳Marathi

गुंफणे

फिरणे, वारा किंवा एकत्र पिळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગૂંથવું

સ્પિન, પવન અથવા એકસાથે ટ્વિસ્ટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಣೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ

ಸ್ಪಿನ್, ಗಾಳಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಟ್ವಿಸ್ಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇഴപിരിയുക

ഒന്നിച്ച് കറങ്ങുക, കാറ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വളച്ചൊടിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਪਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜੋੜਨਾ

ਸਪਿਨ, ਹਵਾ, ਜਾਂ ਇਕੱਠੇ ਮਰੋੜੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

آپس میں جڑنا

گھومنا، ہوا، یا ایک ساتھ موڑنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

交织在一起

一起旋转、缠绕或扭转

🇯🇵Japanese

絡み合う

一緒に回したり、巻いたり、ねじったりする

🇰🇷Korean

서로 얽히게 하다

함께 회전, 바람, 또는 트위스트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đan xen vào nhau

quay, gió hoặc xoắn lại với nhau

🇹🇭Thai

พันกัน

หมุน หมุน หรือบิดเข้าด้วยกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berjalin

berputar, memutar, atau memutar bersama-sama

🇵🇭Filipino

mag-intertwine

paikutin, iikot, o iikot nang magkasama

🇲🇾Malay

jalinan

berputar, angin, atau putar bersama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتشابك

تدور، والرياح، أو تطور معا

🇮🇷Persian

در هم تنیده

با هم بچرخید، باد کنید یا بپیچید

🇹🇷Turkish

iç içe geçmek

birlikte döndürün, sarın veya bükün

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁזוֹר

סיבוב, רוח או פיתול יחד

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The primary meaning of 'intertwine' is 'spin,wind, or twist together'.

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