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untread

untread verb: to retread (one's steps) in the opposite direction; to walk back.

Verb

untread (third-person singular simple present untreads, present participle untreading, simple past and past participle untrod)

  1. (transitive) To retread (one's steps) in the opposite direction; to walk back.

Forms of untread

third-person singular presentuntreads
present participleuntreading
past participleuntrod
pastuntrod

Origin of untread

From un- + tread.

Questions about untread

What does untread mean?
Untread means to retread (one's steps) in the opposite direction; to walk back.
What part of speech is untread?
Untread is a verb.
What is the past tense of untread?
The past tense of untread is untrod.

Words near untread in the dictionary

  1. untravestied
  2. untrawlable
  3. untrawled
  4. untrayned
  5. untreacherous
  6. untread
  7. untreadable
  8. untreading
  9. untreads
  10. untreasonable
  11. untreasonous

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