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Meaning of "unknit" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNKNIT

unknit  [ʌnˈnɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNKNIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unknit is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb unknit in English.

WHAT DOES UNKNIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unknit in the English dictionary

The first definition of unknit in the dictionary is to make or become undone, untied, or unravelled. Other definition of unknit is to loosen, weaken, or destroy. Unknit is also to smooth out.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNKNIT

PRESENT

Present
I unknit
you unknit
he/she/it unknits
we unknit
you unknit
they unknit
Present continuous
I am unknitting
you are unknitting
he/she/it is unknitting
we are unknitting
you are unknitting
they are unknitting
Present perfect
I have unknitted
you have unknitted
he/she/it has unknitted
we have unknitted
you have unknitted
they have unknitted
Present perfect continuous
I have been unknitting
you have been unknitting
he/she/it has been unknitting
we have been unknitting
you have been unknitting
they have been unknitting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I unknitted
you unknitted
he/she/it unknitted
we unknitted
you unknitted
they unknitted
Past continuous
I was unknitting
you were unknitting
he/she/it was unknitting
we were unknitting
you were unknitting
they were unknitting
Past perfect
I had unknitted
you had unknitted
he/she/it had unknitted
we had unknitted
you had unknitted
they had unknitted
Past perfect continuous
I had been unknitting
you had been unknitting
he/she/it had been unknitting
we had been unknitting
you had been unknitting
they had been unknitting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will unknit
you will unknit
he/she/it will unknit
we will unknit
you will unknit
they will unknit
Future continuous
I will be unknitting
you will be unknitting
he/she/it will be unknitting
we will be unknitting
you will be unknitting
they will be unknitting
Future perfect
I will have unknitted
you will have unknitted
he/she/it will have unknitted
we will have unknitted
you will have unknitted
they will have unknitted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been unknitting
you will have been unknitting
he/she/it will have been unknitting
we will have been unknitting
you will have been unknitting
they will have been unknitting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would unknit
you would unknit
he/she/it would unknit
we would unknit
you would unknit
they would unknit
Conditional continuous
I would be unknitting
you would be unknitting
he/she/it would be unknitting
we would be unknitting
you would be unknitting
they would be unknitting
Conditional perfect
I would have unknit
you would have unknit
he/she/it would have unknit
we would have unknit
you would have unknit
they would have unknit
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been unknitting
you would have been unknitting
he/she/it would have been unknitting
we would have been unknitting
you would have been unknitting
they would have been unknitting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you unknit
we let´s unknit
you unknit
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to unknit
Past participle
unknitted
Present Participle
unknitting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNKNIT


Bennett
ˈbɛnɪt
cabinet
ˈkæbɪnɪt
close-knit
ˌkləʊsˈnɪt
definite
ˈdɛfɪnɪt
granite
ˈɡrænɪt
hornet
ˈhɔːnɪt
infinite
ˈɪnfɪnɪt
interknit
ˌɪntəˈnɪt
knit
nɪt
loosely-knit
ˌluːslɪˈnɪt
magnet
ˈmæɡnɪt
minute
ˈmɪnɪt
passionate
ˈpæʃənɪt
planet
ˈplænɪt
reknit
riːˈnɪt
senate
ˈsɛnɪt
tightknit
ˌtaɪtˈnɪt
unfortunate
ʌnˈfɔːtʃənɪt
unit
ˈjuːnɪt
upknit
ʌpˈnɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNKNIT

unknelled
unknight
unknightliness
unknightly
unknitted
unknitting
unknot
unknowability
unknowable
unknowableness
unknowably
unknowing
unknowingly
unknowingness
unknowledgeable
unknown
unknown country
unknown factor
unknown quantity

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNKNIT

ambulatory care unit
bomb disposal unit
cable-knit
condominium unit
control unit
currency unit
double knit
generating unit
graphical display unit
hand-knit
intensive care unit
mobile police unit
monetary unit
nit
processing unit
storage unit
subunit
thick-knit
well-knit
whodunnit

Synonyms and antonyms of unknit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unknit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNKNIT

Find out the translation of unknit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unknit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unknit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

unknit
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unknit
570 millions of speakers

English

unknit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unknit
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unknit
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

unknit
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unknit
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বোনা সুতো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unknit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unknit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unknit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unknit
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unknit
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unknit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unknit
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unknit
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकाकीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unknit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unknit
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unknit
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

unknit
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unknit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unknit
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unknit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unknit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unknit
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unknit

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNKNIT»

The term «unknit» is used very little and occupies the 175.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNKNIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unknit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unknit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unknit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNKNIT»

Discover the use of unknit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unknit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Knitting Book
Knit one pattern in white, leaving twenty stitches unknit, at the end of the fourth row. — Knit a second pattern, the same, leaving twenty stitches unknit, at the end of the first row ; and, in the succeeding rows, making a stitch between the last two  ...
Miss Lambert (F.), 1847
2
The New and Complete Dictionary of the English Language
_ Unknit/ting (p. a.fr:*m unknir) Unweax-irvg. opening. Unknit-'ting (s. from rt-c part) The act or unwcavmg, the act Of opening. _ _ ULKHOU'lWCd radjy'rom un, and knobbed) No' set With nobs. Unknol'led (adj. from un, and knoiled) Not knolled ...
John Ash, 1775
3
A Dictionary of the English and Portuguese Languages: In Two ...
Unknightly, adj. indigno, improprio de hum cavalheiro. To Unknit, v. a. destecpr; it . separar, desatar, desfazer о que está feito. — To unknit the brows, levantar as sobrance- lhas, serenar o semblante. Unknilted. adj. desteeido, etc. Vc To Unknit.
Antonio Vieyra, 1860
4
A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two ...
To unknit tketroiu!, levantar as fobran celhas, ferenar o femblante. UNKNITTED, adj. deilecido, &c. V. To UNKNIT. UNKNIT T1NG, f. a acção dedeftecer &c. Vê To UNKNIT. VNKNQWABLE, adj. que naõ fé pó- de faber. UNKNQWING, naõ fabe.
Antonio Vieyra, 1773
5
The Drawing-room magazine: or, Ladies book of fancy ...
Cast on with White 111 stitches, knit 15 rows, then knit 21 rows colored, leaving 1 rib unknit at the beginning of each row. Knit 1 plain row. Cast off. S&Utttt. Cast on 78 stitches colored, knit 4 rows, on the 5th row leave 2 ribs unknit at the end, ...
‎1848
6
Coriolanus. Julius Caesar
VbL. Bastards, and all.' Good man, the wounds that he does bear for Rome! MEN. Come, come, peace. SIc. I would he had continu'd to his country, As he began z and not unknit himself The noble knot he made.8 BRU. I would he had. IsoL.
William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, 1803
7
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
Come, come, peace. Sic. I would he had continu'd to his country, As he began ; and not unknit himself The noble knot he made8. Bru. I would he had. Vol. I would he had ! 'Twas you incens'd the rabble : Cats, that can judge as fitly of his worth, ...
William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Alexander Pope, 1821
8
The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and ...
Vol. Bastards, and all. — Good man, the wounds that he does bear for Rome ! Men. Come, come, peace. Sic. I would he had continu'd to his country, As he began ; and not unknit himself The noble knot he made.8 Bru. I would he had. Vol .
William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Samuel Johnson, 1809
9
An index to the remarkable passages and words made use of by ...
Unknit. Will you again unknit this churlish knot of all-abhorred war I Henry n. — And not unknit himself the noble knot he made - - Corhlavus •— that sorrcvv- wreathen knot - - Titus Andnnicus Unknowing. Let me speak to the yet unknowing  ...
Samuel Ayscough, 1790
10
An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
3 Unkiss. Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me - Richard ll. 5 Unknit. Will you again unknit this churlish knot of all-abhorred war I Henry lu- 5 —— And not unknit himself the noble knot he made - Coriolanus. 4 -— that sorrow-wreathen knot ...
Samuel Ayscough, 1827

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNKNIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unknit is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Games: This colourful yarn is shear fun
Our hero leaps around some 48 levels, gobbling up enemies with his Simmons-esque tongue, which is also used to unknit secret areas. Rather than turning ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»
2
Yoshi's Woolly World Review
Yoshi's tongue can be used to unknit areas of the environment to reveal hidden areas with collectibles stashed away within. A personal highlight in Yoshi's ... «Twinfinite, Jul 15»
3
Did Wittgenstein use silly points to make profound ones?
All of this grand and strange theatre might have helped him unknit his brow, do some unthinking and achieve the kind of meditative state so important to big ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Why Christine Sinclair might be the most important Canadian athlete …
... a night on sports broadcasts and a country's infatuation with memories of her at the London Olympics will do that: unknit the brow, let the eyes sparkle a bit. «National Post, Jun 15»
5
Touch the Names of Those Who Never Came Home
For those who crumpled to the ground, the tapestry of life was left unknit. Early on after the war we bowed our heads at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Their loss ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
6
Christine Sinclair keeps her focus on the pitch ahead of 2015 …
... a night on sports broadcasts and a country's infatuation with memories of her at the London Olympics will do that: unknit the brow, let the eyes sparkle a bit. «National Post, May 15»
7
Can the New AG Prevent Deaths Like Freddie Gray's?
... lack of opportunity, prejudicial treatment, and so on — it's impossible to unknit the ways in which the United States still fails to provide equality to its citizens. «The Cheat Sheet, Apr 15»
8
It's all about the yarn
"The unknit worthy for instance will say things like 'I can buy a pair of socks at Walmart for two dollars,' well then go buy your socks at Walmart," Graves said. «Florida Flambeau, Mar 15»
9
L'Amour Fou
And so, in 2011, vowing to create an “exemplary republic,” he sought his party's nomination, having long since unknit himself from la belle Ségolène and moved ... «New York Times, Feb 15»
10
RGOD2: A pragmatic look at Human Rights Day 2014
In trying to screw Africans just one more time, Europeans tried to unknit their own safeguards and Africans ensure the body of human-rights declarations would ... «San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, Dec 14»

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