ungird

un·gird

U u

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-gurd]
- /ʌnˈgɜrd/
- /ˌʌnˈgɜːd /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-gurd]
- /ʌnˈgɜrd/

Definitions of ungird word

verb with object ungird to loosen or remove a girdle or belt from. 1
verb with object ungird to loosen or remove by unfastening a belt: to ungird a sword. 1
verb ungird to remove a belt, girdle, harness, etc from around (a person or animal) 0
verb transitive ungird to remove the belt or girdle of 0
verb transitive ungird to remove by unfastening a belt 0
verb ungird To loosen the girdle or band of. 0

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Origin of ungird

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English ungirden, Old English ungyrdan; see un-2, gird1; cognate with German entgürten

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Parts of speech for Ungird

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ungird

ungird popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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