Entangled Meaning

/ɛˈntæŋɡəld/
C1

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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adjTangled or twisted together.

adjConfused or complicated.

adjCorrelated, even though physically separated; (referring to a state of a composite system) not separable.

verbsimple past and past participle of entangle

A long thread is easily entangled.
They entangled him in a plot.
Animals can get entangled in debris or mistake it for food.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fishing lines were hopelessly ____ after the fierce storm last night.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The whale was ____ in a discarded fishing net and couldn't swim properly.

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fishing lines were hopelessly ____ after the fierce storm last night.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The whale was ____ in a discarded fishing net and couldn't swim properly.

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