untangle
🇺🇸
/ˌʌnˈtæŋɡl/
🇬🇧
/ˌʌnˈtæŋɡl/
verb
R
To straighten out something that is twisted or knotted.
She tried to untangle her hair that was knotted from the wind.
R
To make sense of something complicated or confusing.
The detective worked hard to untangle the mystery of the stolen painting.
translation
To straighten out something that is twisted or knotted.; To make sense of something complicated or confusing.
Word Forms
3rd Present
untangles
Past
untangled
Perfect
untangled
Progressive
untangling