entangle

//ɪnˈtæŋɡəl//
B2Frequency Level 12Neutral
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Verb

entangleInfinitive
entanglePresent tense
entangledPast tense
entangledPast participle
entanglingPresent participle
entanglesThird-person singular
1

To cause to become twisted together with or caught in something, making it difficult to separate.

The fishing line got entangled in the seaweed.

2

To involve someone in difficulties or complicated circumstances from which it is hard to escape.

He became entangled in a complicated legal dispute.

3

To involve someone in a compromising or problematic relationship or situation.

He became entangled in a complicated legal dispute with his former business partner.