What is the difference between “intertwine” and “interweave”?
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I'm not a native speaker and I came across with two different words with (as far as I understand) similar meanings. I wonder, what is difference between words "intertwine" and "interweave"?
Edit: It looks like the difference between the twining and weaving is something like this:
Weaving:
Twining:
Again, according to what I researched, they look like they are different ways of engagements. However, I wonder is there any difference between "interweave" and "intertwine"?
Do they have anything to do with these ways of engagements?
Twining image by Ian Sauer, Carolina Wandering blog
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I'm not a native speaker and I came across with two different words with (as far as I understand) similar meanings. I wonder, what is difference between words "intertwine" and "interweave"?
Edit: It looks like the difference between the twining and weaving is something like this:
Weaving:
Twining:
Again, according to what I researched, they look like they are different ways of engagements. However, I wonder is there any difference between "interweave" and "intertwine"?
Do they have anything to do with these ways of engagements?
Twining image by Ian Sauer, Carolina Wandering blog
meaning differences
edited 5 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
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asked Oct 19 '16 at 0:49
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Please include the research you've done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 0:50
What do "twine" and "weave" mean?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 3:15
@HotLicks I thought you'd say that to me :) Twine: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/twine Weave: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/weave, However, my question asks something a bit different.
– Burak.
Oct 19 '16 at 4:13
OK, then look at your pictures. What's the difference?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 12:21
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I'm not a native speaker and I came across with two different words with (as far as I understand) similar meanings. I wonder, what is difference between words "intertwine" and "interweave"?
Edit: It looks like the difference between the twining and weaving is something like this:
Weaving:
Twining:
Again, according to what I researched, they look like they are different ways of engagements. However, I wonder is there any difference between "interweave" and "intertwine"?
Do they have anything to do with these ways of engagements?
Twining image by Ian Sauer, Carolina Wandering blog
meaning differences
edited 5 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
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asked Oct 19 '16 at 0:49
Burak.
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I'm not a native speaker and I came across with two different words with (as far as I understand) similar meanings. I wonder, what is difference between words "intertwine" and "interweave"?
Edit: It looks like the difference between the twining and weaving is something like this:
Weaving:
Twining:
Again, according to what I researched, they look like they are different ways of engagements. However, I wonder is there any difference between "interweave" and "intertwine"?
Do they have anything to do with these ways of engagements?
Twining image by Ian Sauer, Carolina Wandering blog
meaning differences
meaning differences
edited 5 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
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asked Oct 19 '16 at 0:49
Burak.
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edited 5 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
79.3k8150256
asked Oct 19 '16 at 0:49
Burak.
1286
edited 5 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
79.3k8150256
edited 5 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
79.3k8150256
edited 5 hours ago
Andrew Leach♦
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asked Oct 19 '16 at 0:49
Burak.
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asked Oct 19 '16 at 0:49
Burak.
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asked Oct 19 '16 at 0:49
Burak.
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Please include the research you've done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 0:50
What do "twine" and "weave" mean?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 3:15
@HotLicks I thought you'd say that to me :) Twine: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/twine Weave: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/weave, However, my question asks something a bit different.
– Burak.
Oct 19 '16 at 4:13
OK, then look at your pictures. What's the difference?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 12:21
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Please include the research you've done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 0:50
What do "twine" and "weave" mean?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 3:15
@HotLicks I thought you'd say that to me :) Twine: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/twine Weave: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/weave, However, my question asks something a bit different.
– Burak.
Oct 19 '16 at 4:13
OK, then look at your pictures. What's the difference?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 12:21
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Please include the research you've done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 0:50
Please include the research you've done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 0:50
What do "twine" and "weave" mean?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 3:15
What do "twine" and "weave" mean?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 3:15
@HotLicks I thought you'd say that to me :) Twine: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/twine Weave: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/weave, However, my question asks something a bit different.
– Burak.
Oct 19 '16 at 4:13
@HotLicks I thought you'd say that to me :) Twine: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/twine Weave: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/weave, However, my question asks something a bit different.
– Burak.
Oct 19 '16 at 4:13
OK, then look at your pictures. What's the difference?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 12:21
OK, then look at your pictures. What's the difference?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 12:21
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After looking up the words, I'm unable to come up with an objective difference, other than what has already been described as the difference between the verbs twining and weaving. So this answer is admittedly very subjective.
- Intertwine implies a circular, twisting, or rotary motion. Interweave implies a flatter, back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.
- Both words tend to be used metaphorically...
- Metaphorically, intertwine tends to be used when describing just two things. And it carries a little bit of a negative or difficult to separate connotation. "The man and his wife were intertwined in a pattern of co-dependency."
- Metaphorically, interweave tends to be used when describing two or more things. It carries a less negative connotation, and the implication is that the interactions are more complicated and intricate, but not necessarily difficult to separate. "The board members interweaved a complex dance of negotiations."
- As far as I can tell, "entwine" has the same denotation as "intertwine," but entwine tends to be used in more positive situations: "The man and his wife were entwined in an embrace."
answered Oct 19 '16 at 17:30
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A "weave" is an X-Y grid of threads, half running vertically, half running horizontally (in the simplest case), with the vertical thread running under one horizontal thread then over the next, such that a "fabric" is produced. The threads are interwoven.
Intertwined simply means "tangled", such as vines might become when several vines are growing near each other.
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Twine is braided; weaves are woven.
A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. Compared with the process of weaving, which usually involves two separate, perpendicular groups of strands (warp and weft), a braid is usually long and narrow, with each component strand functionally equivalent in zigzagging forward through the overlapping mass of the others. –Wiki.
Colloquially there's little difference but in terms of material science, it's one or the other.
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After looking up the words, I'm unable to come up with an objective difference, other than what has already been described as the difference between the verbs twining and weaving. So this answer is admittedly very subjective.
- Intertwine implies a circular, twisting, or rotary motion. Interweave implies a flatter, back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.
- Both words tend to be used metaphorically...
- Metaphorically, intertwine tends to be used when describing just two things. And it carries a little bit of a negative or difficult to separate connotation. "The man and his wife were intertwined in a pattern of co-dependency."
- Metaphorically, interweave tends to be used when describing two or more things. It carries a less negative connotation, and the implication is that the interactions are more complicated and intricate, but not necessarily difficult to separate. "The board members interweaved a complex dance of negotiations."
- As far as I can tell, "entwine" has the same denotation as "intertwine," but entwine tends to be used in more positive situations: "The man and his wife were entwined in an embrace."
answered Oct 19 '16 at 17:30
Randall Stewart
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After looking up the words, I'm unable to come up with an objective difference, other than what has already been described as the difference between the verbs twining and weaving. So this answer is admittedly very subjective.
- Intertwine implies a circular, twisting, or rotary motion. Interweave implies a flatter, back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.
- Both words tend to be used metaphorically...
- Metaphorically, intertwine tends to be used when describing just two things. And it carries a little bit of a negative or difficult to separate connotation. "The man and his wife were intertwined in a pattern of co-dependency."
- Metaphorically, interweave tends to be used when describing two or more things. It carries a less negative connotation, and the implication is that the interactions are more complicated and intricate, but not necessarily difficult to separate. "The board members interweaved a complex dance of negotiations."
- As far as I can tell, "entwine" has the same denotation as "intertwine," but entwine tends to be used in more positive situations: "The man and his wife were entwined in an embrace."
answered Oct 19 '16 at 17:30
Randall Stewart
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After looking up the words, I'm unable to come up with an objective difference, other than what has already been described as the difference between the verbs twining and weaving. So this answer is admittedly very subjective.
- Intertwine implies a circular, twisting, or rotary motion. Interweave implies a flatter, back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.
- Both words tend to be used metaphorically...
- Metaphorically, intertwine tends to be used when describing just two things. And it carries a little bit of a negative or difficult to separate connotation. "The man and his wife were intertwined in a pattern of co-dependency."
- Metaphorically, interweave tends to be used when describing two or more things. It carries a less negative connotation, and the implication is that the interactions are more complicated and intricate, but not necessarily difficult to separate. "The board members interweaved a complex dance of negotiations."
- As far as I can tell, "entwine" has the same denotation as "intertwine," but entwine tends to be used in more positive situations: "The man and his wife were entwined in an embrace."
answered Oct 19 '16 at 17:30
Randall Stewart
1,449310
After looking up the words, I'm unable to come up with an objective difference, other than what has already been described as the difference between the verbs twining and weaving. So this answer is admittedly very subjective.
- Intertwine implies a circular, twisting, or rotary motion. Interweave implies a flatter, back-and-forth or up-and-down motion.
- Both words tend to be used metaphorically...
- Metaphorically, intertwine tends to be used when describing just two things. And it carries a little bit of a negative or difficult to separate connotation. "The man and his wife were intertwined in a pattern of co-dependency."
- Metaphorically, interweave tends to be used when describing two or more things. It carries a less negative connotation, and the implication is that the interactions are more complicated and intricate, but not necessarily difficult to separate. "The board members interweaved a complex dance of negotiations."
- As far as I can tell, "entwine" has the same denotation as "intertwine," but entwine tends to be used in more positive situations: "The man and his wife were entwined in an embrace."
answered Oct 19 '16 at 17:30
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A "weave" is an X-Y grid of threads, half running vertically, half running horizontally (in the simplest case), with the vertical thread running under one horizontal thread then over the next, such that a "fabric" is produced. The threads are interwoven.
Intertwined simply means "tangled", such as vines might become when several vines are growing near each other.
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A "weave" is an X-Y grid of threads, half running vertically, half running horizontally (in the simplest case), with the vertical thread running under one horizontal thread then over the next, such that a "fabric" is produced. The threads are interwoven.
Intertwined simply means "tangled", such as vines might become when several vines are growing near each other.
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A "weave" is an X-Y grid of threads, half running vertically, half running horizontally (in the simplest case), with the vertical thread running under one horizontal thread then over the next, such that a "fabric" is produced. The threads are interwoven.
Intertwined simply means "tangled", such as vines might become when several vines are growing near each other.
answered Oct 19 '16 at 17:54
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A "weave" is an X-Y grid of threads, half running vertically, half running horizontally (in the simplest case), with the vertical thread running under one horizontal thread then over the next, such that a "fabric" is produced. The threads are interwoven.
Intertwined simply means "tangled", such as vines might become when several vines are growing near each other.
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Twine is braided; weaves are woven.
A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. Compared with the process of weaving, which usually involves two separate, perpendicular groups of strands (warp and weft), a braid is usually long and narrow, with each component strand functionally equivalent in zigzagging forward through the overlapping mass of the others. –Wiki.
Colloquially there's little difference but in terms of material science, it's one or the other.
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Twine is braided; weaves are woven.
A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. Compared with the process of weaving, which usually involves two separate, perpendicular groups of strands (warp and weft), a braid is usually long and narrow, with each component strand functionally equivalent in zigzagging forward through the overlapping mass of the others. –Wiki.
Colloquially there's little difference but in terms of material science, it's one or the other.
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Twine is braided; weaves are woven.
A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. Compared with the process of weaving, which usually involves two separate, perpendicular groups of strands (warp and weft), a braid is usually long and narrow, with each component strand functionally equivalent in zigzagging forward through the overlapping mass of the others. –Wiki.
Colloquially there's little difference but in terms of material science, it's one or the other.
answered Oct 19 '16 at 18:30
Mazura
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Twine is braided; weaves are woven.
A braid (also referred to as a plait) is a complex structure or pattern formed by interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. Compared with the process of weaving, which usually involves two separate, perpendicular groups of strands (warp and weft), a braid is usually long and narrow, with each component strand functionally equivalent in zigzagging forward through the overlapping mass of the others. –Wiki.
Colloquially there's little difference but in terms of material science, it's one or the other.
answered Oct 19 '16 at 18:30
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answered Oct 19 '16 at 18:30
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answered Oct 19 '16 at 18:30
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Please include the research you've done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic.
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 0:50
What do "twine" and "weave" mean?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 3:15
@HotLicks I thought you'd say that to me :) Twine: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/twine Weave: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/weave, However, my question asks something a bit different.
– Burak.
Oct 19 '16 at 4:13
OK, then look at your pictures. What's the difference?
– Hot Licks
Oct 19 '16 at 12:21