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Definition of dovetail verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dovetail

verb
 
/ˈdʌvteɪl/
 
/ˈdʌvteɪl/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dovetail
 
/ˈdʌvteɪl/
 
/ˈdʌvteɪl/
he / she / it dovetails
 
/ˈdʌvteɪlz/
 
/ˈdʌvteɪlz/
past simple dovetailed
 
/ˈdʌvteɪld/
 
/ˈdʌvteɪld/
past participle dovetailed
 
/ˈdʌvteɪld/
 
/ˈdʌvteɪld/
-ing form dovetailing
 
/ˈdʌvteɪlɪŋ/
 
/ˈdʌvteɪlɪŋ/
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  1. dovetail (something) (with/into something) if two things dovetail or if one thing dovetails with another, they fit together well
    • My plans dovetailed nicely with hers.
    • She dovetails motherhood with a career working from home.
See dovetail in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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