untie B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ʌnˈtaɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #6955 Meanings 1 verb To undo something that is tied, such as a knot or laces She bent down to untie her shoelaces. 2 verb To free a person or animal from being tied up They untied the prisoner and let him go. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to undo something that is... loosen More unfasten ↔ Opposites tie Word family Forms untieduntiesuntying Etymology AI details From Middle English untien, unteyen, untyȝen, untiȝen, from Old English untīġan (“to untie”), equivalent to un- + tie. untien Middle English untīġan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # untie **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈtaɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 6955 ## Meanings 1. To undo something that is tied, such as a knot or laces 2. To free a person or animal from being tied up ## Examples - She bent down to untie her shoelaces. - They untied the prisoner and let him go. ## Synonyms - unfasten ## Antonyms - tie ## Roots and Affixes - Root: untien - Root: untīġan - Affix: un- - not ## Etymology From Middle English untien, unteyen, untyȝen, untiȝen, from Old English untīġan (“to untie”), equivalent to un- + tie. ## AI Etymology Untie is from Middle English untien, unteyen, untyȝen, untiȝen, from Old English untīġan (“to untie”), equivalent to un- + tie. The historical line also includes Middle English untien, Old English untīġan. In present-day use, it can mean to undo something that is tied, such as a knot or laces, or to free a person or animal from being tied up. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction markdown