untighten en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tighten English untighten From un- + tighten.
Meanings
- (transitive) To loosen; to make something less tight.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| untightened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untightened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| untightening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untightens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |