untie
verb (used with object)
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
untied
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past participleof untie.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof untie.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
untieverb (used with object)to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
Example Sentences
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But two years after the Supreme Court untied their hands, Grants Pass has not solved homelessness, and things have gone from bad to worse.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
Pinch-hitter Harrison Bader then untied it with a poorly hit ball that got over the leaping Vesia before landing on the infield grass as Brooks Lee raced home from third.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
She and Melissa take it out, and then they realize they have to put it back in so he doesn't know that they're untied.
From Salon ● May 1, 2025
Under the glare of fluorescent lights in her lab she slowly untied it, piece by piece, to expose the fabric for the first time in more than three decades.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
Then he untied the buckskin sheath from his father’s belt.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
