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un·tan·gle

(ŭn-tăng′gəl)
tr.v. un·tan·gled, un·tan·gling, un·tan·gles
1. To free from a tangle; disentangle. See Synonyms at extricate.
2. To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve: The accountant was unable to untangle the company's finances.
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untangle

(ʌnˈtæŋɡəl)
vb (tr)
1. to free from a tangled condition
2. to free from perplexity or confusion
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

un•tan•gle

(ʌnˈtæŋ gəl)

v.t. -gled, -gling.
1. to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
2. to straighten out or clear up (something confused or perplexing).
[1540–50]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

untangle


Past participle: untangled
Gerund: untangling

Imperative
untangle
untangle
Present
I untangle
you untangle
he/she/it untangles
we untangle
you untangle
they untangle
Preterite
I untangled
you untangled
he/she/it untangled
we untangled
you untangled
they untangled
Present Continuous
I am untangling
you are untangling
he/she/it is untangling
we are untangling
you are untangling
they are untangling
Present Perfect
I have untangled
you have untangled
he/she/it has untangled
we have untangled
you have untangled
they have untangled
Past Continuous
I was untangling
you were untangling
he/she/it was untangling
we were untangling
you were untangling
they were untangling
Past Perfect
I had untangled
you had untangled
he/she/it had untangled
we had untangled
you had untangled
they had untangled
Future
I will untangle
you will untangle
he/she/it will untangle
we will untangle
you will untangle
they will untangle
Future Perfect
I will have untangled
you will have untangled
he/she/it will have untangled
we will have untangled
you will have untangled
they will have untangled
Future Continuous
I will be untangling
you will be untangling
he/she/it will be untangling
we will be untangling
you will be untangling
they will be untangling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been untangling
you have been untangling
he/she/it has been untangling
we have been untangling
you have been untangling
they have been untangling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been untangling
you will have been untangling
he/she/it will have been untangling
we will have been untangling
you will have been untangling
they will have been untangling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been untangling
you had been untangling
he/she/it had been untangling
we had been untangling
you had been untangling
they had been untangling
Conditional
I would untangle
you would untangle
he/she/it would untangle
we would untangle
you would untangle
they would untangle
Past Conditional
I would have untangled
you would have untangled
he/she/it would have untangled
we would have untangled
you would have untangled
they would have untangled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.untangle - release from entanglement of difficultyuntangle - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
disencumber, disentangle, extricate
disengage, free - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
2.untangle - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads ofuntangle - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"
unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble
undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

untangle

verb
1. disentangle, unravel, sort out, extricate, straighten out, untwist, unsnarl trying to untangle several reels of film
disentangle tangle, muddle, snarl, jumble, entangle, enmesh
2. solve, clear up, straighten out, understand, explain, figure out (informal), clarify, unravel, fathom, get to the bottom of, elucidate, suss out (informal), puzzle out Lawyers began trying to untangle the complex affairs of the bank.
solve confuse, complicate, muddle, puzzle
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

untangle

verb
To free from an entanglement:
clear, disengage, disentangle, disinvolve, extricate.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَفُك الخُيوط المُتَشابِكَه
rozplést
greiîa úr flækju
atšķetināt
rozpliesť

untangle

[ˈʌnˈtæŋgl] VT → desenredar, desenmarañar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

untangle

[ʌnˈtæŋgəl] vt
(= disentangle) [+ knots, hair, string, cable] → démêler
(= sort out) [+ affairs, problem] → dénouer, débrouiller
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

untangle

vt (lit, fig) → entwirren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

untangle

[ʌnˈtæŋgl] vt (knots, wool) → sbrogliare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

untangle

(anˈtӕŋgl) verb
to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle. She tried to untangle her hair.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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