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# untied

«untied» in Mova's school dictionary: **the past of "untie": she untied the knot** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb form (past of untie); adjective (untied)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) Untied is the past of "untie": she untied the knot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untied/#m1)

2) (adjective) Not tied: untied shoelaces are loose and not done up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untied/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in everyday life and safety: "Your shoelaces are untied — you might trip." In stories: the prisoner was untied.

### examples

- Your shoelace is untied. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untied/#x1)
- She untied the parcel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untied/#x2)
- The boat came untied and drifted away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untied/#x3)
- Tie your untied laces before you trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untied/#x4)
- The dog was untied and ran off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untied/#x5)
- He untied the knot with his teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untied/#x6)
- Then they immediately untied the cords, and let the Smith go free. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untied/#x7)

### note

Spelling: untied (not "untyed"). Do not mix up "untied" with "united" (joined together) — same letters, different order.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «untied» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untied/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.