untangle

CEFRB2

/ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To separate things that are twisted together.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To remove confusion or mystery from.

Examples

  • It took Tom ages to untangle his fishing line.

  • I untangle my hair monthly.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To remove tangles or knots from.

More examples

In context

  • It took a while, but he finally untangled the problem.

  • With gentle combing, untangle your hair.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

She tried to blank the tangled wires, but they were knotted too tightly.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From un- + tangle.