Meaning of "tangle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TANGLE

Tangilen, variant of tagilen, probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish dialect taggla to entangle.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TANGLE

tangle  [ˈtæŋɡəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TANGLE

Tangle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb tangle in English.

WHAT DOES TANGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tangle

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Definition of tangle in the English dictionary

The first definition of tangle in the dictionary is a confused or complicated mass of hairs, lines, fibres, etc, knotted or coiled together. Other definition of tangle is a complicated problem, condition, or situation. Tangle is also to become or cause to become twisted together in a confused mass.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TANGLE

PRESENT

Present

I tangle

you tangle

he/she/it tangles

we tangle

you tangle

they tangle

Present continuous

I am tangling

you are tangling

he/she/it is tangling

we are tangling

you are tangling

they are tangling

Present perfect

I have tangled

you have tangled

he/she/it has tangled

we have tangled

you have tangled

they have tangled

Present perfect continuous

I have been tangling

you have been tangling

he/she/it has been tangling

we have been tangling

you have been tangling

they have been tangling

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 tangled

you tangled

he/she/it tangled

we tangled

you tangled

they tangled

Past continuous

I was tangling

you were tangling

he/she/it was tangling

we were tangling

you were tangling

they were tangling

Past perfect

I had tangled

you had tangled

he/she/it had tangled

we had tangled

you had tangled

they had tangled

Past perfect continuous

I had been tangling

you had been tangling

he/she/it had been tangling

we had been tangling

you had been tangling

they had been tangling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will tangle

you will tangle

he/she/it will tangle

we will tangle

you will tangle

they will tangle

Future continuous

I will be tangling

you will be tangling

he/she/it will be tangling

we will be tangling

you will be tangling

they will be tangling

Future perfect

I will have tangled

you will have tangled

he/she/it will have tangled

we will have tangled

you will have tangled

they will have tangled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been tangling

you will have been tangling

he/she/it will have been tangling

we will have been tangling

you will have been tangling

they will have been tangling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would tangle

you would tangle

he/she/it would tangle

we would tangle

you would tangle

they would tangle

Conditional continuous

I would be tangling

you would be tangling

he/she/it would be tangling

we would be tangling

you would be tangling

they would be tangling

Conditional perfect

I would have tangle

you would have tangle

he/she/it would have tangle

we would have tangle

you would have tangle

they would have tangle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been tangling

you would have been tangling

he/she/it would have been tangling

we would have been tangling

you would have been tangling

they would have been tangling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you tangle
we let´s tangle
you tangle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to tangle

Past participle

tangled

Present Participle

tangling

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.

SYNONYMS OF «TANGLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tangle» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of tangle

catch · coil · complication · confuse · confusion · enmesh · ensnare · entangle · entanglement · entrap · fix · imbroglio · interlace · interlock · intertwist · interweave · jam · jumble · jungle · kink · knot · labyrinth · mass · mat · maze · mesh · mess · mix-up · muddle · ravel · scramble · shambles · snarl · twist · web

TRANSLATION OF TANGLE

Find out the translation of tangle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tangle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tangle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 乱糟糟的一团
• Translator English - Spanish: enredo
• English: tangle
• Translator English - Hindi: उलझन
• Translator English - Arabic: تشابك
• Translator English - Russian: клубок
• Translator English - Portuguese: emaranhado
• Translator English - Bengali: জট
• Translator English - French: enchevêtrement
• Translator English - Malay: Kusut
• Translator English - German: Gewirr
• Translator English - Japanese: もつれたもの
• Translator English - Korean: 엉킴
• Translator English - Javanese: Tangle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: giống rong biển
• Translator English - Tamil: சிக்கலில்
• Translator English - Marathi: गुंतागुंत
• Translator English - Turkish: arapsaçı
• Translator English - Italian: groviglio
• Translator English - Polish: plątanina
• Translator English - Ukrainian: клубок
• Translator English - Romanian: încurcătură
• Translator English - Greek: κουβάρι
• Translator English - Afrikaans: warboel
• Translator English - Swedish: härva
• Translator English - Norwegian: floke

8 QUOTES WITH «TANGLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tangle.

1

Roy Blount, Jr.

English is an outrageous tangle of those derivations and other multifarious linguistic influences, from Yiddish to Shoshone, which has grown up around a gnarly core of chewy, clangorous yawps derived from ancestors who painted themselves blue to frighten their enemies.

2

Judy Davis

I was 23, and that was my first professional job. Anybody who has curly hair knows you don't want it to be brushed out because it becomes a never-ending tangle.

3

Emmet Fox

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake. A sufficient realization of love will dissolve it all.

4

James Lecesne

All of us, regardless of how we identify, need a community in which to grow our faith. We require the tangle of other souls to enlarge our hearts, to perfect our relationships with one another and to help us understand more deeply our better Selves (big 'S').

5

Henry Cabot Lodge

The United States is the world's best hope, but if you fetter her in the interests and quarrels of other nations, if you tangle her in the intrigues of Europe, you will destroy her power for good and endanger her very existence.

6

James A. Michener

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

7

Friedrich Nietzsche

There are horrible people who, instead of solving a problem, tangle it up and make it harder to solve for anyone who wants to deal with it. Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.

8

Eudora Welty

Writing fiction has developed in me an abiding respect for the unknown in a human lifetime and a sense of where to look for the threads, how to follow, how to connect, find in the thick of the tangle what clear line persists.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TANGLE»

Discover the use of tangle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tangle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A Tangle of Knots

If she's lucky, fate may reunite her with her long-lost parent. Lisa Graff adds a pinch of magic to a sharply crafted plot to create a novel that will have readers wondering about fate and the way we're all connected.

Lisa Graff, 2013

Vipers' Tangle

One of the greatest Catholic novels of the 20th-century tells the story of Louis, an elderly man filled with bitterness who keeps a journal in which he records the vipers' tangle of his own heart.

François Mauriac, Gerard Hopkins, 2005

Totally Tangled: Zentangle and Beyond

Zentangle is meditation achieved through pattern-making.

Sandy Steen Bartholomew, 2010

Tangle of Need: The Psy-Changeling Series

Adria, wolf changeling and resilient soldier, has made a break with the past.

Nalini Singh, 2012

Tangle in Tijuana: Miss Adventure #1

It doesn't really matter whether you meet the Latin lover of your dreams or the long arm of the law in Tangle in Tijuana -- with thirty-eight possible endings, you can always go back across the border and start all over again!

Lilla Zuckerman, Nora Zuckerman, 2010

Tangle: A Novel

Chief Inspector Henry Beaumont investigates the death of socialite Mildred Hewitt, while her grief-stricken son, Gilbert, consults a local medium

Meg E. Atkins, 1988

Tangle Box

The only one who could free Ben from the Tangle Box was the lady Willow. But she had disappeared, was gone from Landover on a mysterious mission of her own.... From the Paperback edition.

Terry Brooks, 2009

Tangle Fairies

When fast asleep, Tangle fairies emerge from their hiding places and have a night of fun as they play in children's rooms, beds, and most of all, hair.

Steve Tiller, 2001

Time to Tangle with Colors

Anyone who can hold a pen can create a Zentangle®. Created by Rick Roberts & Maria Thomas for people who need to relax, Zentangle® here is brought to a whole new level with rich colors!

Marie Browning, 2011

Bath Tangle

Bath Tangle is a peerless historical romance by an author who was one of the most prolific, successful and best-loved writers of her age.

Georgette Heyer, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TANGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tangle is used in the context of the following news items.

Brush with Prime Minister for Tangle Teezer inventor from Grimsby

IT GETS HIS VOTE: Prime Minister David Cameron takes a look at a completed Tangle Teezer, with Data Plastics managing director Carl Reeve, centre, and ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jun 15»

Balloons tangle in lines, cause power outage in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Mylar balloons caused a six-hour power outage Sunday night that affected several blocks in the Lincoln School neighborhood, said Craig ... «Peninsula Daily, Jun 15»

Tangled up on cue, acrobats present performance in Clark Park as …

A skeletal pyramid rose in the middle of Clark Park in West Philadelphia Thursday evening as the farmers' market crowd swelled around it. Members of Tangle ... «Newsworks.org, Jun 15»

Darcy Malone and the Tangle performing 'Be a Man' on the Twist …

Darcy Malone and the Tangle performing “Be a Man” on the Twist Stage. They are working on a new album right now at Marigny Recording Studios. For more ... «WGNO, May 15»

The Kite String Tangle & Dustin Tebbutt Share Collab Track …

Two of Australian music's rising stars have joined forces. Producer Danny Harley, aka The Kite String Tangle, and his mate Dustin Tebbutt, have revealed their ... «Music Feeds, Apr 15»

7 Ways to Maintain Tangle-Free Hair

Hair tends to become more tangled after shampooing. Before washing your hair, brush the strands from root to end, so you are not left with a mess of tangles ... «India.com, Feb 15»

Tangle Creations® Expands Highly Successful Line of NightBall …

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Tangle Creations, Inc., coming off a highly successful first year with the Tangle Sportz™ ... «PR Newswire, Feb 15»

Mill processors keep 1500 miles of fibres tangle free every week

If you have ever struggled to untangle the wires on your headphones, an electrical extension cable or a reel of fishing line, then spare a thought for the workers ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»

Watch Peking Duk and The Kite String Tangle fail the Hottest 100 …

While you were busy partying last week, Peking Duk and The Kite String Tangle were hard at work preparing for the Hottest 100 as only they know how – by ... «FasterLouder, Jan 15»

Get Rid Of That Knot In Your Pocket With These Tangle-Free …

There may be a scientific explanation for why your headphones are constantly tangled, but no one wants a rat's nest in his pocket. You can avoid annoying ... «Business Insider, Dec 14»