Weave — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric

interlace by or as if by weaving

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈiːv/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈiːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈiːv/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈiːv/.

Examples

tissue textiles
the river winds through the hills
the path meanders through the vineyards

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waver thread tissue wander interweave wind meander

Antonyms

unweave

Parts of Speech

noun	pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
verb	interlace by or as if by weaving
verb	create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton “tissue textiles”
verb	sway to and fro
verb	to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course “the river winds through the hills”

Word Forms

weave	verb	create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton
weave	noun	pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric
weaver	noun	a craftsman who weaves cloth
weaving	noun	creating fabric
waver	noun	the act of moving back and forth
thread	noun	any long object resembling a thin line
meander	noun	a bend or curve, as in a stream or river

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

weben

Webmuster oder Struktur eines Stoffes

🇫🇷French

tisser

motif de tissage ou structure d'un tissu

🇪🇸Spanish

tejer

patrón de tejido o estructura de una tela

🇮🇹Italian

tessere

modello di tessitura o struttura di un tessuto

🇳🇱Dutch

weven

patroon van weven of structuur van een stof

🇵🇹Portuguese

tecer

padrão de tecelagem ou estrutura de um tecido

🇷🇺Russian

ткать

узор плетения или структура ткани

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुनना

बुनाई का पैटर्न या कपड़े की संरचना

🇧🇩Bengali

বুনা

বয়ন প্যাটার্ন বা একটি ফ্যাব্রিক গঠন

🇮🇳Tamil

நெசவு

நெசவு முறை அல்லது ஒரு துணியின் அமைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నేత

నేయడం లేదా ఫాబ్రిక్ యొక్క నిర్మాణం యొక్క నమూనా

🇮🇳Marathi

विणणे

विणकामाचा नमुना किंवा फॅब्रिकची रचना

🇮🇳Gujarati

વણાટ

વણાટની પેટર્ન અથવા ફેબ્રિકની રચના

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೇಯ್ಗೆ

ನೇಯ್ಗೆ ಮಾದರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯ ರಚನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നെയ്യുക

നെയ്ത്തിൻ്റെ പാറ്റേൺ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു തുണിയുടെ ഘടന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਣਾਈ

ਬੁਣਾਈ ਦਾ ਪੈਟਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਫੈਬਰਿਕ ਦੀ ਬਣਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنائی

بنائی کا نمونہ یا کپڑے کی ساخت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

编织

织物的编织图案或结构

🇯🇵Japanese

織ります

織物のパターンまたは構造

🇰🇷Korean

짜다

직조 패턴이나 직물의 구조

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dệt

kiểu dệt hoặc cấu trúc của vải

🇹🇭Thai

สาน

รูปแบบการทอหรือโครงสร้างของผ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

menenun

pola tenun atau struktur kain

🇵🇭Filipino

paghabi

pattern ng paghabi o istraktura ng isang tela

🇲🇾Malay

menganyam

corak tenunan atau struktur sesuatu fabrik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نسج

نمط النسيج أو هيكل النسيج

🇮🇷Persian

بافتن

الگوی بافت یا ساختار پارچه

🇹🇷Turkish

örgü

bir kumaşın dokuma deseni veya yapısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֶאֱרוֹג

דפוס של אריגה או מבנה של בד

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The primary meaning of 'weave' is 'pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric'.

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'weave' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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