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Pronunciation / Transliteration: eolkihida
"두 사람의 운명이 깊게 얽혀 있었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To wind or twist together; to intertwine or spiral around something else.
"The ivy began to entwine the old stone pillar." - 2
To cause to become closely intertwined or intricately connected, often emotionally or abstractly.
"Their fates became permanently entwined through decades of shared hardship."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix en- (meaning 'in' or 'to cause to be') combined with the verb twine, originating from Middle English. It evolved from Old English twinian, related to the Germanic roots for twisting together two or more threads.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Entwine" is said worldwide
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entrelacer
Transliteration: ɑ̃.tʁə.la.se
"Les branches s'entrelacent au-dessus du sentier."
verflechten
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈflɛçtn̩
"Die Wurzeln verflechten sich tief im Erdreich."
intrecciare
Transliteration: in.tretˈtʃa.re
"Le loro dita si sono intrecciate dolcemente."
entrelazar
Transliteration: en.tre.laˈsaɾ
"Las plantas trepadoras suelen entrelazar sus tallos."
entrelaçar
Transliteration: ẽ.tɾe.laˈsaɾ
"Eles decidiram entrelaçar suas vidas para sempre."
गूंथना
Transliteration: goonthna
"बेलें पेड़ों के तनों के चारों ओर गूंथ गईं।"
交织
Transliteration: jiāozhī
"他们的命运紧密地交织在一起。"
얽히다
Transliteration: eolkihida
"두 사람의 운명이 깊게 얽혀 있었다."
絡み合える
Transliteration: karamiaeru
Script: 絡み合う
"木々の枝が空中で絡み合っている。"
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