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un·tie

(ŭn-tī′)

v. un·tied, un·ty·ing (ŭn-tī′ĭng), un·ties

v.tr.

1. To undo or loosen (a knot or something knotted).

2. To free from something that binds or restrains: untie a horse from a tree.

3. To straighten out (difficulties, for example); resolve.

v.intr.

To become untied.

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untie

(ʌnˈtaɪ)

vb, -ties, -tying or -tied

1. to unfasten or free (a knot or something that is tied) or (of a knot or something that is tied) to become unfastened

2. (tr) to free from constraint or restriction

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un•tie

(ʌnˈtaɪ)

v. -tied, -ty•ing. v.t.

1. to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.

2. to undo the string or cords of.

3. to undo, as a cord or a knot.

4. to free from restraint.

5. to resolve, as perplexities.

v.i.

6. to become untied.

[before 1000]

untie

Past participle: untied
Gerund: untying

Imperative
untie
untie

Present
I untie
you untie
he/she/it unties
we untie
you untie
they untie

Preterite
I untied
you untied
he/she/it untied
we untied
you untied
they untied

Present Continuous
I am untying
you are untying
he/she/it is untying
we are untying
you are untying
they are untying

Present Perfect
I have untied
you have untied
he/she/it has untied
we have untied
you have untied
they have untied

Past Continuous
I was untying
you were untying
he/she/it was untying
we were untying
you were untying
they were untying

Past Perfect
I had untied
you had untied
he/she/it had untied
we had untied
you had untied
they had untied

Future
I will untie
you will untie
he/she/it will untie
we will untie
you will untie
they will untie

Future Perfect
I will have untied
you will have untied
he/she/it will have untied
we will have untied
you will have untied
they will have untied

Future Continuous
I will be untying
you will be untying
he/she/it will be untying
we will be untying
you will be untying
they will be untying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been untying
you have been untying
he/she/it has been untying
we have been untying
you have been untying
they have been untying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been untying
you will have been untying
he/she/it will have been untying
we will have been untying
you will have been untying
they will have been untying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been untying
you had been untying
he/she/it had been untying
we had been untying
you had been untying
they had been untying

Conditional
I would untie
you would untie
he/she/it would untie
we would untie
you would untie
they would untie

Past Conditional
I would have untied
you would have untied
he/she/it would have untied
we would have untied
you would have untied
they would have untied

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Verb	1.	untie - undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" unbrace, unlace unloose, unloosen - loosen the ties of; "unloose your sneakers" unlash - untie the lashing of; "unlash the horse" undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions" tie, bind - fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied their victim to the chair"
	2.	untie - cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" undo, loosen alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

untie

verb undo, free, release, loosen, unfasten, unbind, unstrap, unclasp, unlace, unknot, unmoor, unbridle Nicholas untied the boat from her mooring.

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untie

verb

To free from ties or fasteners:

disengage, loose, loosen, slip, unbind, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unloose, unloosen.

Translations

يَحُل، يَفُكيَحُلُّ

rozvázat

binde opløsne

aufknoten

λύνω ξεδένω

desatar soltar desamarrar

avataavata solmuavautuairrottaaratkaista

détacher

odvezati

losa

sciogliere slegare sciogliersi slacciare disfare

ほどく

풀다

atsaitētatsiet

losmaken ontrafelen ontwarren oplossen losknopen

odvezatirazvezati

knyta upp

แก้ออก

çözmek açmak

cởi trói

解开

untie

[ˈʌnˈtaɪ] VT [+ shoelace, shoe, animal] → desatar; [+ knot, parcel] → deshacer

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untie

[ʌnˈtaɪ] vt

[+ knot, parcel] → défaire; [+ rope, string, scarf] → dénouer

[+ prisoner, dog] → détacher; [+ hands, feet] → détacher

untie

vt knot → lösen; string, tie, shoelaces also → aufbinden; shoes → aufmachen; parcel → aufknoten; person, animal, hands, apron → losbinden

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untie

[ʌnˈtaɪ] vt (parcel) → disfare; (knot, shoelaces) → sciogliere; (hands, person, dog) → slegare

untie

(anˈtai) verb

to loosen or unfasten. He untied the string from the parcel.

untie

→ يَحُلُّ rozvázat binde op aufknoten ξεδένω desatar avata solmu détacher odvezati sciogliere ほどく 풀다 losmaken knytte opp rozwiązać desamarrar развязывать knyta upp แก้ออก çözmek cởi trói 解开

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