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untread

[ uhn-tred ]

/ ʌnˈtrɛd /

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verb (used with object), un·trod, un·trod·den or un·trod, un·tread·ing.

to go back through in the same steps.

Origin of untread

First recorded in 1585–95; un-² + tread

Words nearby untread

untrained, untrammelled, untranslated, untraveled, untravelled, untread, untreated, untried, untrimmed, untrod, untroubled

Definition for untrodden (2 of 2)

untrod

or un·trod·den

[ uhn-trod or uhn-trod-n ]

/ ʌnˈtrɒd or ʌnˈtrɒd n /

adjective

not trod; not traversed: the untrod wastes of Antarctica.

Origin of untrod

First recorded in 1585–95; un-¹ + trod

Example sentences from the Web for untrodden

Through forests and by untrodden paths, in storm and snow, Oluf and Agda came to Vadstene.

Pictures of Sweden |Hans Christian Andersen
Instead of footway and street crossing there are broad walks, untrodden stretches of smooth grass.

Hyacinth |George A. Birmingham
To the north, where our goal lay, our way was untrodden, unknown.

My Attainment of the Pole |Frederick A. Cook
It was dead toil in the soft snow, and it was slow; for Macartney or no Macartney, there was no making time in the untrodden bush.

The La Chance Mine Mystery |Susan Carleton Jones

He drew her attention to the iron gate that guarded their sanctuary, and the untrodden grass behind it.

The Creators |May Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for untrodden

untread

/ (ʌnˈtrɛd) /

verb -treads, -treading, -trod, -trodden or -trod

(tr) rare to retrace (a course, path, etc)