Past Tense Of Weave: Weaved or Wove? (Pronunciation & Usage)

What Is The Past Tense Of Weave?

According to the Britannica Dictionary, the weave past tense is weaved or wove. The verb weave is an irregular verb, so it does not follow the regular rules of English verb conjugation.

Other verb conjugations of weave are weaves in 3rd person singular present tense, weaving in the present participle tense, and weaved or woven in the past participle tense. You can watch the table below to make it clearer.

Simple Present	He/She/It weaves I/You/We/They weave
Present Continuous	He/She/It is weaving I am weaving You/We/They are weaving
Present Perfect	He/She/It has weaved/woven I/You/We/They have weaved/woven
Present Perfect Continuous	He/She/It has been weaving I/You/We/They have been weaving
Simple Past	He/She/It/I/You/We/They weaved/wove
Past Continuous	I/He/She/It was weaving You/We/They were weaving
Past Perfect	He/She/It/I/You/We/They had weaved/woven
Past Perfect Continuous	He/She/It/I/You/We/They had been weaving
Simple Future	He/She/It/I/You/We/They will/shall weave
Future Continuous	He/She/It/I/You/We/They will/shall be weaving
Future Perfect	He/She/It/I/You/We/They will/shall have weaved/woven
Future Perfect Continuous	He/She/It/I/You/We/They will/shall have been weaving

How do you spell weave, weaved, and wove naturally? The below videos will help you.

How to say weave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww3k2Xnu1hg 

How to say weaved: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3rBllPlPxc 

How to say wove: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es5fTBWi3js 

Pronunciation

According to the phonetic rule, the IPA transcription of weave is /wiːv/, and of weaved is /wiːvd/. Wove is transcribed as /wəʊv/, and woven is transcribed as /ˈwəʊvn/. You can watch the table below for more information.

Form of word	Pronunciation
	US	UK
weave	/wiːv/	/wiːv/
weaved/wove	/wiːvd/ /wəʊv/	/wiːvd/ /wəʊv/
weaved/woven	/wiːvd/ /ˈwəʊvn/	/wiːvd/ /ˈwəʊvn/

Definitions And How To Use Weaved/Wove?

What is the weave definition? According to Collins Dictionary, the English verb weave has 4 following meanings:

• To make cloth, a carpet, a basket, etc., by repeatedly crossing threads or narrow pieces of material across, over, and under each other by hand or on two sets of long lines on a loom (special frame).

Example: This forest at night looks quite creepy, so you will pass by and encounter hundreds of spider webs. Most spiders weave almost invisible webs, so you will always get them every step of the way.

• To make something by twisting long objects (flowers, pieces of wood, etc.) together.

Example: Lily is the smartest woman I’ve ever known. Christmas is coming, so she is weaving the flowers into a garland to decorate every door in the house.

• To move between/along by running and changing direction continuously to avoid things in one’s way.

Example: We went through the Ma Pi Leng area, which contains a beautiful picture of the peace of the villages and the trails that weaves through a range of hills.

• To combine facts, events, details, etc., to make a story/closely related whole story.

Example: The biography weaves the various strains of scientist Einstein’s life. At each stage, he reaps proud achievements, but along with that is the effort and trade-off.

The past tense of weave has the same meaning as its base form. Such the past form of other words, the weave past tense is used to talk about things that happened and were completed in the past. You can check out the examples below to make them clearer.

Examples:

• John Herway weaved/wove an irresistible story with the plot of a girl lost in pain and healed by those around her. The film sold out on the first day of its release and in the first week, bringing great success to the entire crew.
• Jane is a girl with many talents, one of which is knitting and embroidery. Last week was my birthday, so she weaved/wove baskets from willow grown by herself for me. It’s also my best gift.
• Life was back to normal after the storm damage was repaired. Last week the women weaved/wove cloth. This week, they have a party to pray for a good harvest.

Exercises

Choose the correct verb tense to fill in the (a), (b), and (c):

1. He had discovered the girl he had been looking for all along. He (a) his way through the crowd and followed her all afternoon until sunset over the quiet street.

A. weave

B. weaves

C. weaved/wove

D. weaving

(The correct answer: C)

2. The Mongol tribes and the peoples of the Atlantic (b) enough animal skins to prepare for the harsh winter to come. This process has become the way of life for thousands of people in these regions.

A. woven

B. weaved

C. weaves

D. wove

(The correct answer: B&D)

3. Jim: Have you prepared anything for Lily’s birthday party next week?

Jinny: I’m preparing with everything I have. I (c) dozens of garlands, each with a different meaning. The gifts that I prepared were also equal to her age. I hope she likes it.

Jim: Great! The little girl will be so happy!

A. weaved/wove

B. weaves

C. weaving

D. woven

(The correct answer: A)

FAQs

What Are Synonyms And Antonyms Of Weave?

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the synonyms of the verb weave are: enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, inweave, lace, ply, twist, wreathe, and writhe.

The antonyms of weave are: disentangle, unwind, untangle, uncoil, and untwine.

“Weave” Is a Transitive Or Intransitive Verb?

Weave is both a transitive and intransitive verb when its meaning is to form cloth by interlacing strands or to move in a devious, winding way to avoid things that are in one’s way. The weave is a transitive verb when it has the remaining meanings.

Is Weave A Noun?

Yes. The weave is also a noun. According to Oxfordlearners Dictionaries, the noun weave means the way threads are arranged in a woven piece or the pattern that the threads make.

Example: I am a loyal customer of this textile store. They make quality products, and the designs are also extremely beautiful. Whether a fine or rough weave, they can meet all of them.