English Dictionary

knit

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈnɪt/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞 比喩的用法 前置詞句

(transitive, intransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.

日本語の意味

毛糸や糸を用いて、針や機械で編み目を形成しながら布を作る行為（編むこと）

Every evening she would sit by the window and knit a warm sweater for her grandson.

毎晩、彼女は窓辺に座って孫のために暖かいセーターを編んでいました。

意味（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.

to knit a stocking

意味（2）

(figuratively, transitive) To join closely and firmly together.

The fight for survival knitted the men closely together.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To become closely and firmly joined; become compacted.

意味（4）

(intransitive) To grow together.

All those seedlings knitted into a kaleidoscopic border.

意味（5）

(transitive) To combine from various elements.

The witness knitted together his testimony from contradictory pieces of hearsay.

意味（6）

(intransitive, of bones) To heal following a fracture.

I’ll go skiing again after my bones knit.

意味（7）

(transitive) To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as cord; to fasten by tying.

When your head did but ache, I knit my handkercher about your brows,

意味（8）

(transitive) To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.

He knits his brow and shows an angry eye,

knits （ present singular third-person ）

knitting （ participle present ）

knit （ participle past ）

knit （ past ）

knitted （ participle past ）

knitted （ past ）