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unbind en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ʌnˈbaɪnd/

Etymology

From 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).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To take bindings off.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
  3. (transitive) To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.
    • Unbinds the specified key from a command 2013, Douglas Chick, Minecraft Secrets Book Cheat Codes, page 23:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unbounden Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part rare lexicographic
unbound Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unbound Tense=Past lexicographic
unbinding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unbinds Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

unbinder

Translations (7)

sq zgjidh (take bindings off) · ro dezlega (take bindings off) · nl ontbinden (take bindings off) · fr détacher (take bindings off) · bg развързвам (take bindings off) · de losbinden (take bindings off) · grc λύω (take bindings off)