untag

/ʌnˈtæɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /ʌnˈtæɡ/ (ame, ipa)

untag — verb

  • untagpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • untags3rd person singular
  • untagging-ing form
  • untaggedpast simple

1. to take someone's name and profile link off a photo, comment, or post on social

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

to take someone's name and profile link off a photo, comment, or post on social media, so that the content is no longer connected to that person's account.

例句

Talia asked her cousin to untag her from the vacation photos on Instagram.

untag [someone] from [photo/post]

After the party, Hyun untagged himself from posts he did not want to appear in.

同義詞
  • remove the tag

    more general and not a single verb; 'untag' is the compact form

  • delink

    less common; sometimes used in technical contexts

反義詞
  • tag

    the opposite action — to link someone's profile to a post

文法句型

untag + [someone] + from + [photo/post/video]

untag + [oneself] + from + [post]

用法筆記

The person being untagged does not need to own or control the photo — any user who can see the post can usually untag themselves, and the original poster can untag others.

常見錯誤

❌I deleted the tag from him on Facebook.
✅I untagged him from the Facebook post.
💡'untag' is the standard verb for removing a social media tag, not 'delete the tag'.

2. to delete or strip the markers in a digital document that tell the computer how

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

to delete or strip the markers in a digital document that tell the computer how to show or structure the content, such as HTML, XML, or formatting codes.

例句

Before posting the article, Aylin untagged all the formatting codes from the text file.

untag + formatting codes / HTML tags from [file]

The developer used a script to untag every HTML element in the document at once.

同義詞
  • strip tags

    more common in programming documentation; means the same action

  • remove markup

    broader phrase that includes untagging as one method

反義詞
  • tag

    the opposite — to add markers or labels to content

文法句型

untag + [code/marker/element] + from + [document/file]

be untagged + from + [text/file]

用法筆記

Common in web development and text processing contexts. The passive form — 'All tags were untagged from the document' — is frequently used in technical instructions.

常見錯誤

❌I removed the tags from the HTML by untagging them.' (redundant)
✅I untagged the HTML elements.
💡'untag' already means removing tags, so do not add 'remove the tags' in the same sentence.