untied

/ʌnˈtaɪ/ (bre, ipa) · [əntˈaɪd] /ʌnˈtaɪ/ (ame, ipa) · [əntˈaɪd] /ˌən-ˈtī How to pronounce untie (audio)/ (ame, mw)

untied — verb

  • untiedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • untieds3rd person singular
  • untieding-ing form
  • untiededpast simple

1. the past simple and past participle form of 'untie', used when someone loosened

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

the past simple and past participle form of 'untie', used when someone loosened a knot, rope, ribbon, or lace earlier, or when something was released from being tied.

例句

Linh untied the wet rope before the ferry drifted away from the pier.

past simple: untied + object

Heather untied the ribbon on the cake box and lifted the lid.

collocation: untied + ribbon

文法句型

untied + object

have/has/had + untied + object

be + untied

用法筆記

Use 'untied' for a completed action in the past ('Linh untied the rope') or after auxiliary verbs such as 'has', 'had', and 'was' ('has untied', 'was untied'). Use the base form 'untie' after modal verbs and with 'to'.

常見錯誤

❌Yesterday I untie my shoes before coming inside.
✅Yesterday I untied my shoes before coming inside.
💡Use 'untied' for a finished action in the past.
❌I have untie the string already.
✅I have untied the string already.
💡After 'have', 'has', or 'had', use the past participle 'untied', not the base form 'untie'.