untangle

verb/ʌnˈtæŋɡəl/CEFR B2

জট ছাড়ানো

Meaning

To separate threads or facts that have become knotted or confused.

Example sentences

  • She untangled the fishing line.সে মাছ ধরার সুতোর জট ছাড়াল।
  • The auditors untangled the accounts.নিরীক্ষকেরা হিসাবের জট ছাড়ালেন।

Word forms

past tense
untangled
-ing form
untangling

A common mistake

The plan untangled after the first week.The plan unravelled after the first week.

Unravel has a second sense untangle does not share: to fall apart. A plan, a marriage or a case can unravel, and only untangling is the deliberate work of sorting something out.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: unravel, disentangle

Antonyms: tangle

Similar words, and what each means

  • unravel

    (সুতো বা বুনন) খুলে খুলে ছাড়ানো

    To undo threads that are twisted or knitted together.

  • disentangle

    জট বা জটিলতা থেকে মুক্ত করা

    To free something from knots, or to separate one thing carefully from another.

Where this word is used

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  1. “untangle” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • পরিবর্তন করা, খানিকটা বদলানো
    • জট ছাড়ানো
    • চোখ সরু করে নিবিষ্ট হয়ে তাকানো
    • জাপটে ধরা, হাতাহাতি করে ধরা
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    জট ছাড়ানোuntangle (verb) — জট ছাড়ানো. To separate threads or facts that have become knotted or confused.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “untangle”?

    • renovate
    • indict
    • unravel
    • roar
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    unravelunravel — (সুতো বা বুনন) খুলে খুলে ছাড়ানো. To undo threads that are twisted or knitted together.

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