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Meaning of "entwist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENTWIST

entwist  [ɪnˈtwɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENTWIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Entwist is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb entwist in English.

WHAT DOES ENTWIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of entwist in the English dictionary

The definition of entwist in the dictionary is to twist together or around.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ENTWIST

PRESENT

Present
I entwist
you entwist
he/she/it entwists
we entwist
you entwist
they entwist
Present continuous
I am entwisting
you are entwisting
he/she/it is entwisting
we are entwisting
you are entwisting
they are entwisting
Present perfect
I have entwisted
you have entwisted
he/she/it has entwisted
we have entwisted
you have entwisted
they have entwisted
Present perfect continuous
I have been entwisting
you have been entwisting
he/she/it has been entwisting
we have been entwisting
you have been entwisting
they have been entwisting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I entwisted
you entwisted
he/she/it entwisted
we entwisted
you entwisted
they entwisted
Past continuous
I was entwisting
you were entwisting
he/she/it was entwisting
we were entwisting
you were entwisting
they were entwisting
Past perfect
I had entwisted
you had entwisted
he/she/it had entwisted
we had entwisted
you had entwisted
they had entwisted
Past perfect continuous
I had been entwisting
you had been entwisting
he/she/it had been entwisting
we had been entwisting
you had been entwisting
they had been entwisting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will entwist
you will entwist
he/she/it will entwist
we will entwist
you will entwist
they will entwist
Future continuous
I will be entwisting
you will be entwisting
he/she/it will be entwisting
we will be entwisting
you will be entwisting
they will be entwisting
Future perfect
I will have entwisted
you will have entwisted
he/she/it will have entwisted
we will have entwisted
you will have entwisted
they will have entwisted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been entwisting
you will have been entwisting
he/she/it will have been entwisting
we will have been entwisting
you will have been entwisting
they will have been entwisting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would entwist
you would entwist
he/she/it would entwist
we would entwist
you would entwist
they would entwist
Conditional continuous
I would be entwisting
you would be entwisting
he/she/it would be entwisting
we would be entwisting
you would be entwisting
they would be entwisting
Conditional perfect
I would have entwist
you would have entwist
he/she/it would have entwist
we would have entwist
you would have entwist
they would have entwist
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been entwisting
you would have been entwisting
he/she/it would have been entwisting
we would have been entwisting
you would have been entwisting
they would have been entwisting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you entwist
we let´s entwist
you entwist
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to entwist
Past participle
entwisted
Present Participle
entwisting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENTWIST


acquist
əˈkwɪst
bilinguist
ˌbaɪˈlɪŋɡwɪst
ethnolinguist
ˌeθnəʊˈlɪŋɡwɪst
intertwist
ˌɪntəˈtwɪst
intwist
ɪnˈtwɪst
linguist
ˈlɪŋɡwɪst
psycholinguist
ˌsaɪkəʊˈlɪŋɡwɪst
quist
kwɪst
retwist
ˌriːˈtwɪst
sociolinguist
ˌsəʊsɪəʊˈlɪŋɡwɪst
soliloquist
səˈlɪləkwɪst
supertwist
ˈsuːpərˌtwɪst
twist
twɪst
untwist
ʌnˈtwɪst
unwist
ʌnˈwɪst
UWIST
ˈjuːˌwɪst
ventriloquist
vɛnˈtrɪləkwɪst
whist
wɪst
wist
wɪst
Yahwist
ˈjɑːwɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENTWIST

entry
entry coupon
entry examination
entry fee
entry form
entry permit
entry qualification
entry qualifications
entry requirements
entry visa
entry word
entry-level
entryism
entryist
Entryphone
entryway
ents
entwine
entwinement
enucleate

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENTWIST

A list
A-list
alchemist
artist
assist
Christ
exist
exorcist
get one´s knickers in a twist
Jahwist
list
playlist
round the twist
specialist
the twist
the Yahwist
tourist
waist
watchlist
wish list

Synonyms and antonyms of entwist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «entwist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENTWIST

Find out the translation of entwist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of entwist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «entwist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

捻转
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

entwist
570 millions of speakers

English

entwist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

entwist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

entwist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

entwist
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

entwist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চতুর্দিকে জড়ান বা পাকান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entwist
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jururawat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entwist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

entwist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

entwist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Entwist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

entwist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

entwist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घुसखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

burmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avvincere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

entwist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

entwist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

entwist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

entwist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

entwist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

entwist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

entwist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of entwist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENTWIST»

The term «entwist» is used very little and occupies the 189.444 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENTWIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about entwist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENTWIST»

Discover the use of entwist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to entwist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Midsummer Night's Dream
So doth the woodbine the sweet honeysuckle Gently entwist,—the female ivy so Enrings the barky fingers of the elm. O, how I love thee! how I dote on thee! [They sleep.] [OBERON advances. Enter PUCK.] OBERON [Coming forward.] ...
William Shakespeare, 2004
2
Shakspeare's Himself Again: Or, The Language of the Poet ...
So doth the woodbine, the sweet honey-suckle, Gently entwist, — the female ivy so Enrings the barky fingers of the elm. So doth the woodbine the tweet honeysuckle. Gently entwist ; the female ivy so Enrings the barky fingers of the elm.
Andrew Becket, 1815
3
The Works of William Shakespeare: Much ado about nothing. ...
Fairies, be gone, and be all ways away. [Exeunt Fairies. So doth the woodbine the sweet honeysuckle Gently entwist ; the female ivy so Enrings the barky fingers of the elm. O, how I love thee! how I dote on thee! [They sleep. Enter Puck. Obe.
William Shakespeare, William George Clark, William Aldis Wright, 1863
4
The Works of William Shakespeare
... stir me: I have an 35 exposition of sleep come upon me. Tita. Sleep thou, and I will wind thee in my arms. Fairies, be gone, and be all ways away. [Exeunt Fairies . So doth the woodbine the sweet honeysuckle Gently entwist; the female ivy so ...
William Shakespeare, William George Clark, William Aldis Wright, 1863
5
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
So doth the woodbine, the sweet honeysuckle 3, Gently entwist, — the female ivy4 so Enrings the barky. 1 The squirrel's hoard,] Hoard is here employed as a dissyllable. Steevens. 1 — and be all ways away.] i. e. disperse yourselves, and ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
6
A Revisal of Shakespear's Text: Wherein the Alterations ...
So dotb the woodbine' the sweet honey-suckle, Gently entwist the maple ; ivy so Enrings the barky fingers of the elm. We are wholly obliged to Mr. Warburton for the maple in this place. The ancient text was, So doth the woodbine, the sweet ...
Benjamin Heath, 1765
7
Shakspeare's himself again; or the language of the poet asserted
So ddth the woodbine, the sweet honey-suckle, Gently entwist,- — the female ivy so Enrings the barky fingers of the elm. S> doth the wvodhine the sweet honeysuckle . » Gently entwist ; the female ivy so Enrings the barky fingers of the elm.
Andrew Becket, 1815
8
The Plays of William Shakspeare
What does the woodbine entwist? The honey-suckle. But the woodbine and honey suckle were, till now, but two names for one and the fame plant. Florio, iu his Italian Dictionary, interprets Madre Selva by woodbine -ox htn- nie-fuck'e. We must ...
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson (écrivain), 1801
9
The plays and poems of William Shakespeare: with the ...
What Shakspeare seems to mean, is this — So the woodbine, i. e. the sweet honey-suckle, doth gently entwist the barky fingers of the elm, and so does the female ivy enring the same fingers. It is not unfrequent in the poets, as well as other ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Richard Farmer, 1821
10
The Plays of William Shakespeare
1 So doth the woodbine, the sweet honeysuckle, Gently entwist, — the female ivy so Enrings the barky fingers of the elm.] What does the woodbine entwist? The honeysuckle. But the woodbine and honeysuckle were, till now, but two names for ...
William Shakespeare, 1805

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENTWIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term entwist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
15 effortless ways to a miserable marriage
So doth the woodbine the sweet honeysuckle gently entwist; the female ivy so enrings the barky fingers of the elm. O, how I love thee! «NewsOK.com, May 15»
2
Gardens, flowers play roles in Shakespearean plots
"So doth the woodbine the sweet honeysuckle/Gently entwist." (4.1.40-43). A floral potion has blinded her to the fact that Bottom has the head of ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Jul 12»

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