MEANING
To weave several strands together into a regular pattern.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- braid hair
- braided cord
On the page
She braided the cord while listening for footsteps.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- braid
- Past tense
- braided
- Past participle
- braided
- Present participle
- braiding
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- braid
- Present continuous
- am/is/are braiding
- Present perfect
- have/has braided
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been braiding
- Past
- braided
- Past continuous
- was/were braiding
- Past perfect
- had braided
- Past perfect continuous
- had been braiding
- Future
- will braid
- Future continuous
- will be braiding
- Future perfect
- will have braided
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been braiding
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: braid; braids; braided; braided; braiding Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: braids.
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