untread

American  

[uhn-tred] / ʌnˈtrɛd /

verb (used with object)

untrod, untrodden, untrod, untreading

1. to go back through in the same steps.

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untread British  

/ ʌnˈtrɛd /

verb

1. rare (tr) to retrace (a course, path, etc)

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Etymology

Origin of untread

First recorded in 1585–95; un- ² + tread

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Example Sentences

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untread untrod untrodden

Often it was untread ground in criminal law.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2022

The question was formally debated before the Council, whether, even at this point, they should untread their steps, and, throwing themselves upon the Czarina's 30 mercy, return to their old allegiance.

From De Quincey's Revolt of the Tartars by William Edward Simonds

To him replied the stranger wearily: Where is the horse that doth untread again His tedious measures with the unbated fire That he did pace them first?

From A Cotswold Village by J. Arthur Gibbs

There are moments when I would untread the paths that I have trod.

From Anthology of Massachusetts Poets by William Stanley Braithwaite

The untrod glacier is made accessible only by the damage already done to the enormous ice sheets that cover the continent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023

As we worked to complete Phase 1, and now are seeking partners to complete Phase 2, we find ourselves continuing to navigate previously untrod territory.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2022

Leavy’s conceit allows her to stake out some untrod turf.

From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2018

Tokaji adds, though, that there simply is no telling: “There is no precedent on the books. This is untrod ground.”

From Time ● Apr. 19, 2016

And then would come the night and the wonderful starlit heavens of the tropics— “—unfathom’d, untrod, Save by even’ and morn and the angels of God.”

From A Woman's Journey through the Philippines On a Cable Ship that Linked Together the Strange Lands Seen En Route by Florence Kimball Russel

The beginnings of British settlement in North America are hardly untrodden territory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

He said he had learned it was "of utmost importance to explore untrodden places... and doors to rooms we have never seen before".

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

As my quest for baked crispy tofu perfection continues, it’s led me down an untrodden path — one paved with Parmesan.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2023

Relocating across the street already requires some heavy lifting; living somewhere truly new involves as much nostalgia for old stomping grounds as excitement at exploring untrodden territory.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022

They went out of the dusty, crowded city, back to the lean purity of the untrodden hills and woodlands.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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