untie
verb [ T ]
us
/ʌnˈtaɪ/ uk
/ʌnˈtaɪ/ present participle untying | past tense and past participle untiedSynonym
Opposites
Meaning of untie in English
(Definition of untie from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
untie | Intermediate English
Examples of untie
untie
At the end of winter, they would simply untie them and release them back to the wild.
From Slate Magazine
It tried to move on, he said, and too soon, in an ill-conceived effort to untie the campus from the tragedy.
From Dallas Morning News
After the stranger had run away, her son came into the room and untied her hands.
From Los Angeles Times
Some heard the doctor say "tubes tied" and assumed they could be untied.
From Slate Magazine
We tried to untie my legs, but it hurt because the rope was so tight.
From NPR
Since it's the first in a series of five movies, many of those threads are left untied.
From The Verge
To a couple interested only in the fastest way to untie the knot, the question may seem to be an unimportant technicality.
From Huffington Post
I looked into about 100 pubs over a year, tied and untied pubs, and a pubco pub just seemed too financially risky.
She bent over to untie them and developed a massive headache.
From Huffington Post
So many knots have to be untied up there in the pro ranks.
From MLive.com
I asked the other woman to please try to untie me.
From NPR
The father had thought that since no one could untie her to use a bathroom, it would prevent her from wetting her clothes.
From TIME
He speculated that overworked prosecutors might leave some strings untied until the last minute.
From NOLA.com
After officers untied her, they found she did not appear to have physical injuries and declined medical assistance, police said.
From Chicago Tribune
Untie the military's hands and let them do what they have been trained for.
From OCRegister
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गांठ सोडवणे…
（結んであったもの）をほどく, ほどく…
çözmek, açmak…
dénouer, détacher…
deslligar…
losknopen…
ஒரு முடிச்சு அல்லது கட்டப்பட்ட ஒன்றை அவிழ்க்க…
किसी गाँठ या बँधी हुई चीज़ को खोलना…
(એક ગાંઠ) ખોલો…
binde op, løsne…
knyta upp…
membuka ikatan…
aufknoten…
knyte opp, løsne…
گرہ یا ایسی ہی کسی چیز کو کھولنا…
розв'язувати…
развязывать…
విప్పడం, ముడి విప్పడానికి లేదా ఏదైనా ముడి వేయడానికి…
يَفُكّ…
গিঁট খোলা, বন্ধন খোলা…
rozvázat…
membuka ikatan…
แก้มัด…
cởi, tháo…
rozwiązywać, odwiązywać…
풀다…
slegare, slacciare…
