untie
gb/ʌntˈaɪ/ us/ʌntˈaɪ/
B1
Angielski
kiold, kibont, kicsomóz, eloldoz, elold
CZASOWNIK
B1
1
Schemat użycia:
untie [something]
Can you help me untie this knot? It’s too tight.
Segítenél kioldani ezt a csomót? Túl szoros.
She bent down to untie her shoelaces before coming inside.
Lehajolt, hogy kioldja a cipőfűzőjét, mielőtt bejött.
He carefully untied the ribbon on the gift box.
Przykłady dla uczących się
I untied my shoes.
Kioldottam a cipőfűzőmet.
Please untie the ribbon.
Kérlek, oldd ki a szalagot.
Częsty błąd:
Learners sometimes use *open* instead of *untie* for shoelaces; *open* is not used for knots.
Znaczenie
undo a knot or bow
Kolokacje
untie your shoelaces
|untie a knot
|untie a bow
|untie a ribbon
|untie the rope
|untie the string
|untie the package
|untie the bag
|untie a scarf
|untie your hair
Synonimy
undo (Often used for knots and fastenings in general.)
|
unfasten (More general; not only for knots (e.g., buttons, straps).)
Antonimy
tie (To make a knot or bow.)
|
knot (To form a knot in a rope or string.)
Tematy
daily_life
|clothing
|tools
Definicja
To make something not tied by undoing the knot.
To loosen and remove a knot or bow in a rope, string, shoelaces, etc., so it is no longer tied.
CZASOWNIK
B2
2
Schemat użycia:
untie [someone/something] (from [something])
They untied the dog and let it run in the yard.
Eloldották a kutyát, és hagyták, hogy szaladgáljon az udvaron.
The magician asked a volunteer to untie his hands.
A bűvész megkért egy önkéntest, hogy oldozza el a kezét.
She untied the boat from the dock before pushing off.
Przykłady dla uczących się
He untied the dog.
Eloldotta a kutyát.
They untied her hands.
Eloldozták a kezét.
Częsty błąd:
Don’t confuse *untie* (remove a rope/knot) with *release* (let someone go in general).
Znaczenie
free someone or something bound
Kolokacje
untie someone
|untie his hands
|untie her wrists
|untie the dog
|untie the boat
|untie the horse
|untie someone from a chair
|untie the prisoner
|untie the rope around
|untie the straps
Synonimy
unbound (Focuses on removing bindings; less common in everyday speech.)
|
free (More general; may not specify that ropes or knots were involved.)
Antonimy
tie up (To bind or restrain with rope, string, etc.)
|
bind (To restrain by tying or wrapping tightly.)
Tematy
daily_life
|animals
|safety
Definicja
To free someone or something that is tied.
To remove or loosen what is tying someone or something up, so that they are no longer bound or restrained.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
untie
IPA
GB/ʌntˈaɪ/
US/ʌntˈaɪ/
Sylaby i akcent
un - tie (2 sylaby)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tie)
Formy wyrazu
Verb
- Base: untie
- 3rd Person Singular: unties
- Present Participle: untying
- Past: untied
Wyrażenia
untie someone’s hands
1/ʌntˈaɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz hˈændz/
idiom
give someone freedom to act
To let someone do something without rules stopping them.
Przykłady
- If you untie her hands, she’ll find a faster way to finish the project.
- Budget cuts tied our hands, but the new funding will untie them.
- The manager untied the team’s hands and told them to choose their own tools.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- The boss untied my hands to solve the problem.
untie the knot
1/ʌntˈaɪ ðə nˈɑt/
idiom
literary
solve a complicated problem
To solve a difficult problem.
Przykłady
- It took a mediator to untie the knot between the two departments.
- We need to untie the knot of regulations before anything can change.
- Months of careful negotiation finally untied the knot.
untie the purse strings
1/ʌntˈaɪ ðə pˈɚs stɹˈɪŋz/
idiom
start spending money more freely
To be willing to spend money.
Przykłady
- The company finally untied the purse strings for staff training.
- We’re hoping the council will untie the purse strings and fund the repairs.
- After months of delays, investors untied the purse strings and the project moved forward.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- They untied the purse strings and bought new computers.