How Do You Spell UNKNIT?

Pronunciation: [ʌnnˈɪt] (IPA)

The word "unknit" is spelled with a "k" instead of a "c" because the first syllable is an unstressed prefix, "un-," meaning "not" or "reverse." The phonetic transcription of "unknit" is /ʌnˈnɪt/, with the stress on the second syllable, and the "k" sound representing the /n/ sound from the prefix and the /k/ sound from the word "knit." This spelling convention helps to differentiate between the verb "knit" and the adjective "nit," which have similar pronunciations.

UNKNIT Meaning and Definition

1. Unknit is a verb that refers to the act of undoing or unraveling the stitches, knots, or threads that hold something together, typically fabric or a knitted item. It is the opposite action to knit or mend, involving the separation of interlaced elements.

   In the context of knitting or textiles, unknitting involves carefully picking apart the loops or stitches with the intention of reversing the process and returning the material to its original state. This can be done for various reasons, such as correcting mistakes made while knitting, changing a design, or unraveling a finished piece to reuse the yarn for a new project. Unknitting requires patience, precision, and attention to detail in order to avoid damaging the material or losing the yarn.

   However, the term unknit can also be used metaphorically to describe the disintegration or breakdown of relationships, connections, or unity between individuals, groups, or ideas. In this sense, unknitting refers to the process of unraveling the bonds or ties that hold a community or organization together, resulting in the fragmentation or dissolution of previously established patterns or structures.

   Overall, whether referring to the literal act of undoing stitches in knitting or the metaphorical disintegration of connections, unknit denotes the action of reversing, unraveling, or separating elements that were once interwoven.

2. To separate; to loose; to open but work that has been knit.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for UNKNIT

• unkonit
• unknuit

Etymology of UNKNIT

The word "unknit" is derived from the combination of the prefix "un-" and the verb "knit". The prefix "un-" comes from Old English, and it indicates negation or reversal. "Knit", on the other hand, comes from the Old English word "cnyttan", which means "to tie or bind". Over time, "knit" evolved to its current form and started to be used figuratively to describe the connection or joining of things together. Therefore, "unknit" implies the act of reversing or undoing what has been knit, untangling, or separating things that were previously joined.

Conjugate verb Unknit

CONDITIONAL

I would unknit

you would unknit

he/she/it would unknit

we would unknit

they would unknit

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be unknitting

you would be unknitting

he/she/it would be unknitting

we would be unknitting

they would be unknitting

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have unknit

you would have unknit

he/she/it would have unknit

we would have unknit

they would have unknit

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been unknitting

you would have been unknitting

he/she/it would have been unknitting

we would have been unknitting

they would have been unknitting

FUTURE

I will unknit

you will unknit

he/she/it will unknit

we will unknit

they will unknit

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be unknitting

you will be unknitting

he/she/it will be unknitting

we will be unknitting

they will be unknitting

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have unknitted

you will have unknitted

he/she/it will have unknitted

we will have unknitted

they will have unknitted

I will have unknitted, will have unknit

we will have unknitted, will have unknit

you will have unknitted, will have unknit

he/she/it will have unknitted, will have unknit

they will have unknitted, will have unknit

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been unknitting

you will have been unknitting

he/she/it will have been unknitting

we will have been unknitting

they will have been unknitting

IMPERATIVE

you unknit

we let´s unknit

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to unknit

PAST

I unknitted

you unknitted

he/she/it unknitted

we unknitted

they unknitted

I unknitted, unknit

we unknitted, unknit

you unknitted, unknit

he/she/it unknitted, unknit

they unknitted, unknit

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was unknitting

you were unknitting

he/she/it was unknitting

we were unknitting

they were unknitting

PAST PARTICIPLE

unknitted

PAST PERFECT

I had unknitted

you had unknitted

he/she/it had unknitted

we had unknitted

they had unknitted

I had unknit, had unknitted

we had unknit, had unknitted

you had unknit, had unknitted

he/she/it had unknit, had unknitted

they had unknit, had unknitted

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been unknitting

you had been unknitting

he/she/it had been unknitting

we had been unknitting

they had been unknitting

PRESENT

I unknit

you unknit

he/she/it unknits

we unknit

they unknit

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am unknitting

you are unknitting

he/she/it is unknitting

we are unknitting

they are unknitting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

unknitting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have unknitted

you have unknitted

he/she/it has unknitted

we have unknitted

they have unknitted

I have unknit, have unknitted

we have unknit, have unknitted

you have unknit, have unknitted

he/she/it has unknit, has unknitted

they have unknit, have unknitted

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been unknitting

you have been unknitting

he/she/it has been unknitting

we have been unknitting

they have been unknitting

I would have unknit, would have unknitted

we would have unknit, would have unknitted

you would have unknit, would have unknitted

he/she/it would have unknit, would have unknitted

they would have unknit, would have unknitted