untie
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untie
- /ʌnˈtaɪ/
Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
From Middle English untien, unteyen, untyȝen, untiȝen, from Old English untīġan (“to untie”), equivalent to un- + tie.
verb unties · untying · untied
- To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of. to untie a knot
- To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind. Though you untie the winds, and let them fight / Against the churches.
- To resolve; to unfold; to clear. They quicken sloth, perplexities untie.
- To become untied or loosed.
- In the Perl programming language, to undo the process of tying, so that a variable uses default instead of custom functionality. After you finish with the INI file, all you need to do is untie the hash. Then you really are finished!
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verb to loosen, as something interlaced or knotted
| Español | desatar, desamarrar, desligar, desanudar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 풀다 pulda |
| 日本語 | 解く hodoku |
| 中文 | 解開 /解开 jiěkāi |
| Português | desamarrar, desatar |
| Français | détacher, délier |
| Deutsch | losbinden |
| Italiano | disfare, sciogliere, slegare |
| Ελληνικά | λύνω lýno, ξεδένω xedéno |
| Română | desface, dezlega |
| Русский | развя́зывать razvjázyvatʹ, развяза́ть razvjazátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | cởi, tháo |
| العربية | فَكَّ fakka |
| עברית | פָּרַם parám |
verb to free from fastening or from restraint
| Español | soltar |
|---|---|
| Português | desamarrar, desatar |
| Français | détacher |
| Deutsch | losmachen |
| Italiano | disfare |
| Ελληνικά | λύνω lýno, ξεδένω xedéno, ελευθερώνω eleftheróno |
| Русский | отвя́зывать otvjázyvatʹ, отвяза́ть otvjazátʹ |
| العربية | فَكَّ fakka |
| עברית | התיר hitir |
verb to resolve
| Español | desatar |
|---|---|
| Português | resolver |
| Deutsch | aufklären, auflösen, beschließen, beseitigen, lösen |
| Ελληνικά | λύνω lýno |
| Русский | реша́ть rešátʹ, реши́ть rešítʹ |
verb to become untied or loosed
| Español | desatarse |
|---|---|
| Português | soltar |
| Français | détacher |
| Deutsch | sich lösen |
| Italiano | sciogliersi |
| Ελληνικά | λύνομαι lýnomai |
| Русский | развя́зываться razvjázyvatʹsja, развяза́ться razvjazátʹsja |
Talk about this word "untie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/untie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. untie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/untie "untie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/untie.Cite this
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title = {untie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
