unbind
To take bindings offTo take bindings off.
» "Priam bids the cords unbind, / and thus with friendly words the captive cheers:"
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To take bindings off.
losbinden
(figuratively, transitive)To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
(transitive)To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.
- untie or unfasten
Examples
2 sentences"Priam bids the cords unbind, / and thus with friendly words the captive cheers:"
Then bids the crews unbind / the stern-ropes, loose the sheets and spread them to the wind.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English unbinden, from Old English unbindan, onbindan (“to unbind; untie”), frFrom Middle English unbinden, from Old English unbindan, onbindan (“to unbind; untie”), from Proto-West Germanic *andabindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną, equivalent to un- + bind. Cognate with Dutch ontbinden, German entbinden, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (andbindan).
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Forms
unbinds, unbinding, unbound, unboundAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle