Past tense of untie
regular verb
The past tense of untie is untied. The past participle is also untied.
Forms of untie
| Base form (V1) | untie /ʌnˈtaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | untied |
| Past participle (V3) | untied |
| Present participle | untying |
| Third person singular | unties /ʌnˈtaɪz/ |
Untied in a sentence
- Daisy untied the bow and pulled open the bag to sniff the creamy brown-sugary goodies.2017, Julie Miller, Military Grade Mistletoe, Don Mills, Ont.: Harlequin Enterprises, →ISBN, page 20. From the entry brown-sugary
- Place an untied tournedo on each crouton.2020, Michel Maincent Morel, THE FRENCH CHEF HANDBOOK: La cuisine de référence version anglaise, Editions BPI, →ISBN, page 945. From the entry tournedo
- Then he untied the painter and took the sculls again.1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows. From the entry painter
- It seemed to Ursie that his mission was to either catch her bootlaces untied or a not untiable knot in them.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia…. From the entry untieable
- And on his feet, accurate in proportion to a pair of spaceboots, Sammy's untied sneakers spread open above the ankles, enormous tongues flapping out.2017, Jeffrey Kinsey, Areh, →ISBN, page 39. From the entry spaceboot
Meaning of untie
- verb To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
- verb To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
- verb To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
Questions about the past tense of untie
- What is the past tense of untie?
- The past tense of untie is untied.
- What is the past participle of untie?
- The past participle of untie is untied.
- Is untie a regular or irregular verb?
- Untie is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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