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Part of my mandate is to curb corruption and streamline a cumbersome, graft-ridden bureaucracy, to put resources where they will provide the clearest results, and to untangle a complicated regulatory environment.
Benigno Aquino III

Meaning of "untangle" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNTANGLE

untangle  [ʌnˈtæŋɡəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTANGLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Untangle 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 untangle in English.

WHAT DOES UNTANGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of untangle in the English dictionary

The definition of untangle in the dictionary is to free from a tangled condition. Other definition of untangle is to free from perplexity or confusion.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UNTANGLE

PRESENT

Present
I untangle
you untangle
he/she/it untangles
we untangle
you untangle
they untangle
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
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
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 untangled
you untangled
he/she/it untangled
we untangled
you untangled
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will untangle
you will untangle
he/she/it will untangle
we will untangle
you will untangle
they will untangle
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you untangle
we let´s untangle
you untangle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to untangle
Past participle
untangled
Present Participle
untangling
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 UNTANGLE


angle
ˈæŋɡəl
bangle
ˈbæŋɡəl
dangle
ˈdæŋɡəl
disentangle
ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl
entangle
ɪnˈtæŋɡəl
intertangle
ˌɪntəˈtæŋɡəl
jangle
ˈdʒæŋɡəl
mangel
ˈmæŋɡəl
mangle
ˈmæŋɡəl
octangle
ˈɒktæŋɡəl
pentangle
ˈpɛnˌtæŋɡəl
quadrangle
ˈkwɒdˌræŋɡəl
rectangle
ˈrɛkˌtæŋɡəl
spangle
ˈspæŋɡəl
strangle
ˈstræŋɡəl
tangle
ˈtæŋɡəl
trangle
ˈtræŋɡəl
triangle
ˈtraɪˌæŋɡəl
wangle
ˈwæŋɡəl
wrangle
ˈræŋɡəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTANGLE

untamable
untamableness
untamably
untame
untameable
untameableness
untameably
untamed
untamedness
untangible
untanned
untapped
untarnished
untarred
untasted
untasteful
untaught
untax
untaxable
untaxed

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTANGLE

acute angle
Bermuda Triangle
central angle
critical angle
dihedral angle
fangle
golden triangle
love triangle
oblique angle
Pascal´s triangle
position angle
right angle
right-angled triangle
right triangle
round angle
single
solid angle
straight angle
the Golden Triangle
visual angle
warning triangle

Synonyms and antonyms of untangle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNTANGLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «untangle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of untangle

Translation of «untangle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNTANGLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

排解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

untangle
570 millions of speakers

English

untangle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुलझाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

распутывают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desembaraçar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জটিলতামুক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

démêler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melepaskan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entwirren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

解く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

풀다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Untangle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gỡ rối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Untangle
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुंता सोडवणे नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çözmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

untangle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rozplątać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розплутують
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Untangle
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξεμπερδεύω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontknoop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

untangle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of untangle

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTANGLE»

The term «untangle» is regularly used and occupies the 63.096 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTANGLE» OVER TIME

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

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4 QUOTES WITH «UNTANGLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word untangle.
1
Karen Allen
I've always done things the hard way. I was born like a piece of tangled yarn. The job is trying to untangle it, and I'll probably go on doing it for the rest of my life.
2
Benigno Aquino III
Part of my mandate is to curb corruption and streamline a cumbersome, graft-ridden bureaucracy, to put resources where they will provide the clearest results, and to untangle a complicated regulatory environment.
3
Eddie Huang
I don't think people understand the model-minority stereotype is negative. You are boxed in. You have to untangle that to find your own path.
4
Meg Wolitzer
'Charlotte's Web,' which I read sitting on my mother's lap, was the most emotional experience: that was when I made the leap from seeing how to untangle words to realizing how books both contain and convey strong feelings.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTANGLE»

Discover the use of untangle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to untangle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Untangle the Knots Within: A Woman's Passage to Find Answers ...
A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE BOOK WILL GO TO A FUND TO HELP OTHERS WITH LEGAL FEES WHEN LOVED ONE'S LIVES ARE LOST IN POLICE CUSTODY
Cynthia M. Andersen, 2010
2
Untangle My Heart
Maria K. Alexander. Untangle. My. Heart. by. Maria K. Alexander This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and.
Maria K. Alexander, 2014
3
Threads to Untangle: The Challenge of Failure
... Sherwood Stockwell. THREADS TO UNTANGLE THE CHALLENGE OF FAILURE A Novel Sherwood Stockwell iUniverse, Inc. New York Bloomington Shanghai THREADS TO UNTANGLE THE CHALLENGE OF FAILURE Copyright © 2008.
Sherwood Stockwell, 2008
4
Bayesian Hierarchical Models to Untangle Complex ...
These works are packaged and produced by BiblioLabs under license by ProQuest UMI.
Erik William Bloomquist, 2011
5
Mini Mysteries 2: 20 More Tricky Tales to Untangle
Presents twenty short mystery tales for young readers which contain hidden clues, with the answers under the flaps at the end of the book.
Rick Walton, 2011
6
Untangle: You Can't Save Others Until You Save Yourself
Ultimately, Untangle is a testament to the human spirit, and our capacity to show love, strength, and courage, both to ourselves and to each other, even in the face of utter cruelty.
Shirlee Scribner, 2013
7
Thai the Knot: How to Untangle the Complexities of ...
Who better to advise than a Thai woman herself? No topic is taboo as Pop Soisangwan offers insider knowledge on how to secure a successful match. Illustrated with humorous cartoons.
Pop Soisangwan, 2011
8
The Description Logic Handbook: Theory, Implementation, and ...
... and Applications Franz Baader. 14.1.1 Untangle The relationship between hypertext and semantic networks has long been realized, but one of the earliest DL systems to realize this relationship was the Untangle system [Welty and Jenkins.
Franz Baader, 2003
9
Conflict and Communication: A Guide Through the Labyrinth of ...
The students try to untangle the knot without letting go of anyone's hands. When completed, they should all be standing in a circle holding hands. NOTE: Some knots are impossible to untangle. Perform the following to test to see if the knot can ...
Daniel Shapiro, Lisa Pilsitz, Susan Shapiro, 2004
10
Teach Yourself to Read: Keys to Untangle Words
This is why Teach Yourself to Read was created. Teach Yourself to Read will show you how and where to place your speech helpers to make the letter sounds.
Eunice Hill Hall, MS, Eunice Hill Ms, Eunice Hill, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTANGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term untangle is used in the context of the following news items.
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PHOTO: Couple helps large bird untangle from fishing line
(WTVM) – An unnamed couple are being heralded as heroes on social media in Columbus after a photo was snapped of them helping a bird untangle itself from ... «WTVM, Jul 15»
2
Find someone else to untangle your comms
Unified communications (UC) is both complicated and boring. The goal is to help companies, from SMBs to global conglomerates, to increase productivity. «The Register, Jul 15»
3
Australian Government hopes to untangle NBN migration mess
Australia's government is looking for industry input into National Broadband Network (NBN) migration policy, and wants submissions by August 20. «The Register, Jul 15»
4
Researcher devises method to untangle, analyze 'controlled chaos'
His equations work by providing a new method to "untangle" multiple complex systems; pulling apart each network, or "graph," for individual analysis; and then ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
5
Opinion: Drought shows need to untangle California water rights
There is absolutely nothing in California government – or its politics – more complicated and contentious than water rights. Who has what rights to extract and ... «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
6
It will take more than star quality for Nestlé to untangle its noodles
He is Bollywood's biggest star, his bushy white goatee and chunky round spectacles adorning a thousand billboards from Kochin to Calcutta, but Amitabh ... «The Times, Jun 15»
7
Can China Untangle the Kokang Knot in Myanmar?
The history of the Kokang conflict, and what China can do to help solve it. By Xue Li for The Diplomat. May 20, 2015. Google+2. 2 Shares. 2 Comments. «The Diplomat, May 15»
8
Fire Department Called To Untangle Girl's Fingers From Target …
A trip to Target turned into quite the ordeal for a young Michigan girl over the weekend when the local fire department had to be called to unsnarl her fingers from ... «The Consumerist, May 15»
9
Untangle Knotted Necklace Chains with a Small Screwdriver
A knotted necklace chain can seem impossible to undo, but with the right tools, you can slowly untangle it. If your chain-style necklaces have somehow tied ... «Lifehacker, Apr 15»
10
Texas hair braiding bill would untangle state regulations
“It's a safe craft. It's an historical art form. It's very cultural,” Isis Brantley explained. She's a hairstylist who believes that braiding shouldn't be tangled up in legal ... «fox2now.com, Apr 15»

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