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/twɪst/

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Translation

To turn something around, or to bend it into a curved shape.

Word origin

From Old English, related to the idea of two strands turned together.

Origin
Old English
Root
twist

Grammar

Verb typeregular (twist, twists, twisted)

Examples

lid jar.

"Twist" means to turn it around.

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"Twisted" is the past form of "twist".

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"Twists" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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This word is part of lesson 42.