un·twine

(ŭn-twīn′)

v. un·twined, un·twin·ing, un·twines

v.tr.

1. To separate the twisted strands of: untwine a rope.

2. To disentangle.

v.intr.

To become untwined.

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untwine

(ʌnˈtwaɪn)

1. (tr) to untwist

2. (tr) to separate the individual strands of (a rope)

3. (intr) to become separate

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untwine

Past participle: untwined
Gerund: untwining

Imperative
untwine
untwine

Present
I untwine
you untwine
he/she/it untwines
we untwine
you untwine
they untwine

Preterite
I untwined
you untwined
he/she/it untwined
we untwined
you untwined
they untwined

Present Continuous
I am untwining
you are untwining
he/she/it is untwining
we are untwining
you are untwining
they are untwining

Present Perfect
I have untwined
you have untwined
he/she/it has untwined
we have untwined
you have untwined
they have untwined

Past Continuous
I was untwining
you were untwining
he/she/it was untwining
we were untwining
you were untwining
they were untwining

Past Perfect
I had untwined
you had untwined
he/she/it had untwined
we had untwined
you had untwined
they had untwined

Future
I will untwine
you will untwine
he/she/it will untwine
we will untwine
you will untwine
they will untwine

Future Perfect
I will have untwined
you will have untwined
he/she/it will have untwined
we will have untwined
you will have untwined
they will have untwined

Future Continuous
I will be untwining
you will be untwining
he/she/it will be untwining
we will be untwining
you will be untwining
they will be untwining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been untwining
you have been untwining
he/she/it has been untwining
we have been untwining
you have been untwining
they have been untwining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been untwining
you will have been untwining
he/she/it will have been untwining
we will have been untwining
you will have been untwining
they will have been untwining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been untwining
you had been untwining
he/she/it had been untwining
we had been untwining
you had been untwining
they had been untwining

Conditional
I would untwine
you would untwine
he/she/it would untwine
we would untwine
you would untwine
they would untwine

Past Conditional
I would have untwined
you would have untwined
he/she/it would have untwined
we would have untwined
you would have untwined
they would have untwined

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

untwine - undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings"

straighten, straighten out - make straight

interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, enlace, entwine - spin,wind, or twist together; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts"

Translations

svolgere

untwine

[ˈʌnˈtwaɪn] untwist [ˈʌnˈtwɪst] VT → destorcer

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