untie
gb/ʌntˈaɪ/ us/ʌntˈaɪ/
B1
Engleză
kiold, kibont, kicsomóz, eloldoz, elold
VERB
B1
1
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I untied my shoes.
Kioldottam a cipőfűzőmet.
Please untie the ribbon.
Kérlek, oldd ki a szalagot.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use *open* instead of *untie* for shoelaces; *open* is not used for knots.
Sens
undo a knot or bow
Colocații
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
Sinonime
undo (Often used for knots and fastenings in general.)
|
unfasten (More general; not only for knots (e.g., buttons, straps).)
Antonime
tie (To make a knot or bow.)
|
knot (To form a knot in a rope or string.)
Teme
daily_life
|clothing
|tools
Definiție
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.
VERB
B2
2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He untied the dog.
Eloldotta a kutyát.
They untied her hands.
Eloldozták a kezét.
Greșeală frecventă:
Don’t confuse *untie* (remove a rope/knot) with *release* (let someone go in general).
Sens
free someone or something bound
Colocații
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
Sinonime
unbound (Focuses on removing bindings; less common in everyday speech.)
|
free (More general; may not specify that ropes or knots were involved.)
Antonime
tie up (To bind or restrain with rope, string, etc.)
|
bind (To restrain by tying or wrapping tightly.)
Teme
daily_life
|animals
|safety
Definiție
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.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
untie
IPA
GB/ʌntˈaɪ/
US/ʌntˈaɪ/
Silabe și accent
un - tie (2 silabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tie)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: untie
- 3rd Person Singular: unties
- Present Participle: untying
- Past: untied
Expresii
untie someone’s hands
1/ʌntˈaɪ sˈʌmwˌʌnz hˈændz/
idiom
give someone freedom to act
To let someone do something without rules stopping them.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- They untied the purse strings and bought new computers.