Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to unscrew
Participle: unscrewed
Gerund: unscrewing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | unscrew |
| you | unscrew |
| he;she;it | unscrews |
| we | unscrew |
| you | unscrew |
| they | unscrew |
Perfect
| I | have unscrewed |
| you | have unscrewed |
| he;she;it | has unscrewed |
| we | have unscrewed |
| you | have unscrewed |
| they | have unscrewed |
Past
| I | unscrewed |
| you | unscrewed |
| he;she;it | unscrewed |
| we | unscrewed |
| you | unscrewed |
| they | unscrewed |
Pluperfect
| I | had unscrewed |
| you | had unscrewed |
| he;she;it | had unscrewed |
| we | had unscrewed |
| you | had unscrewed |
| they | had unscrewed |
Future
| I | will unscrew |
| you | will unscrew |
| he;she;it | will unscrew |
| we | will unscrew |
| you | will unscrew |
| they | will unscrew |
Future Perfect
| I | will have unscrewed |
| you | will have unscrewed |
| he;she;it | will have unscrewed |
| we | will have unscrewed |
| you | will have unscrewed |
| they | will have unscrewed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | unscrew |
| you | unscrew |
| he;she;it | unscrew |
| we | unscrew |
| you | unscrew |
| they | unscrew |
Perfect
| I | have unscrewed |
| you | have unscrewed |
| he;she;it | have unscrewed |
| we | have unscrewed |
| you | have unscrewed |
| they | have unscrewed |
Imperfect
| I | unscrewed |
| you | unscrewed |
| he;she;it | unscrewed |
| we | unscrewed |
| you | unscrewed |
| they | unscrewed |
Pluperfect
| I | had unscrewed |
| you | had unscrewed |
| he;she;it | had unscrewed |
| we | had unscrewed |
| you | had unscrewed |
| they | had unscrewed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would unscrew |
| you | would unscrew |
| he;she;it | would unscrew |
| we | would unscrew |
| you | would unscrew |
| they | would unscrew |
Perfect
| I | would have unscrewed |
| you | would have unscrewed |
| he;she;it | would have unscrewed |
| we | would have unscrewed |
| you | would have unscrewed |
| they | would have unscrewed |
Imperative
| you | unscrew |
| we | Let's unscrew |
| you | unscrew |
Verbs conjugated like 'unscrew'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'unscrew'
enstrew,
screw,
unclew,
unscreen,
unsecret,
unsew,
unsinew,
unskew,
accrew,
beshrew,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-s
4. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder.
5. Proto-Germanic *anda-
6. Proto-West Germanic *anda-
7. Old English and-
8. Old English on-
9. Middle English on-
10. English un-
11. Proto-Indo-European *(s)krebʰ-der.?
12. Latin scrōfa
13. Old French escrouebor.
14. ▲
15. Old French escruveinflu.
16. Middle English scrue
17. English screw
18. English unscrew
19. From un- + screw.
Sample Sentences
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I'm having some trouble unscrewing the lid of this jar.
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It requires opening a complex lock with a key that also unscrews a bolt six inches long. Unscrewing the bolt itself takes six minutes. [1984 May 31, Joseph Giovannini, “THE ENDURING FASCINATION OF SECRET PLACES”, in The New York Times:]
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A young orangutan in the San Diego Zoo became famous for unbolting the screening of his crib, removing the wires, and moving through the zoo nursery, unscrewing lightbulbs. [2003 June 7, Edward Tenner, “'Our Own Devices'”, in The New York Times:]
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Ms. Van Son unscrewed the pump’s handle and shoved it into her bra. [2018 December 31, Natalie Kitroeff, “‘A Pumping Conspiracy’: Why Workers Smuggled Breast Pumps Into Prison”, in The New York Times:]
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The challenge is how to unscrew the cap with a roundhouse kick without knocking the bottle over. [2019 March 7, Mariel Padilla and Derrick Bryson Taylor, “The Bottle Cap Challenge Spins On, Helped by Cars, Sandals and Mariah Carey”, in The New York Times:]