untie

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

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.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to undo something that is... loosen

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Opposites

tie

Word family

Forms untieduntiesuntying

Etymology

From Middle English untien, unteyen, untyȝen, untiȝen, from Old English untīġan (“to untie”), equivalent to un- + tie.

untien Middle English untīġan Old English

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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