Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to unhitch
Participle: unhitched
Gerund: unhitching
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | unhitch |
| you | unhitch |
| he;she;it | unhitches |
| we | unhitch |
| you | unhitch |
| they | unhitch |
Perfect
| I | have unhitched |
| you | have unhitched |
| he;she;it | has unhitched |
| we | have unhitched |
| you | have unhitched |
| they | have unhitched |
Past
| I | unhitched |
| you | unhitched |
| he;she;it | unhitched |
| we | unhitched |
| you | unhitched |
| they | unhitched |
Pluperfect
| I | had unhitched |
| you | had unhitched |
| he;she;it | had unhitched |
| we | had unhitched |
| you | had unhitched |
| they | had unhitched |
Future
| I | will unhitch |
| you | will unhitch |
| he;she;it | will unhitch |
| we | will unhitch |
| you | will unhitch |
| they | will unhitch |
Future Perfect
| I | will have unhitched |
| you | will have unhitched |
| he;she;it | will have unhitched |
| we | will have unhitched |
| you | will have unhitched |
| they | will have unhitched |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | unhitch |
| you | unhitch |
| he;she;it | unhitch |
| we | unhitch |
| you | unhitch |
| they | unhitch |
Perfect
| I | have unhitched |
| you | have unhitched |
| he;she;it | have unhitched |
| we | have unhitched |
| you | have unhitched |
| they | have unhitched |
Imperfect
| I | unhitched |
| you | unhitched |
| he;she;it | unhitched |
| we | unhitched |
| you | unhitched |
| they | unhitched |
Pluperfect
| I | had unhitched |
| you | had unhitched |
| he;she;it | had unhitched |
| we | had unhitched |
| you | had unhitched |
| they | had unhitched |
Conditional
Present
| I | would unhitch |
| you | would unhitch |
| he;she;it | would unhitch |
| we | would unhitch |
| you | would unhitch |
| they | would unhitch |
Perfect
| I | would have unhitched |
| you | would have unhitched |
| he;she;it | would have unhitched |
| we | would have unhitched |
| you | would have unhitched |
| they | would have unhitched |
Imperative
| you | unhitch |
| we | Let's unhitch |
| you | unhitch |
Verbs conjugated like 'unhitch'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'unhitch'
unbitch,
unwitch,
hitch,
inditch,
snitch,
uncatch,
uncinch,
unhunch,
unlatch,
unmatch,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to disunite a thing from another thing
- decouple, detach, disconnect, disengage, rip off, tear off, unconnect, uncouple, unfasten
- unlock
- unhook, uncouple, unfasten, detach, free, separate, undo, open
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From un- + hitch.
Sample Sentences
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There is no knowing what further mischief she might have done, had not York promptly sat himself down flat on her head, to prevent her struggling, at the same time calling out, "Unbuckle the black horse! run for the winch and unscrew the carriage pole; cut the trace here—somebody, if you can't unhitch it." [[1877], Anna Sewell, “A Strike for Liberty”, in Black Beauty: […], London: Jarrold and Sons, […], →OCLC, part II, pages 106–107:]
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Yet had the whole train and all its bombs gone, had the engine crew merely jumped from the train and run as simple self-preservation would have suggested, or unhitched just the engine to make their escape faster, the whole town would have gone and most of the people with it, leaving just a smoking wasteland. Hundreds would have died. [2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43:]