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hodoku
godan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ほど()·]
hodoku

English Meaning(s) for ほどく

godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen; to unpack

Definition and Synonyms for ほどく

Undo cause to become loose
Synonyms: ほどく, 緩む, 緩める, 解く
Relax become loose or looser or less tight
Synonyms: たるむ, だれる, ほどく, ほぐれる, ほつれる, ほどける, 弛緩, 溶ける, 緩む, 緩まる, 解く, 解ける
Disentangle extricate from entanglement
Synonyms: ほぐす, ほどく, 解く, 解す, 解す, 解きほぐす
Undo cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
Synonyms: ほどく, 解く
Solve find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
Synonyms: ほどく, 解く, 解する, 解き明かす, 解決, 解答
Unfasten cause to become undone
Synonyms: ほぐす, ほどく, 取り外す, 外す, 解く, 解す, 解す, 解ごす, 離す
Unsnarled straightened out
Synonyms: ほどく, 解く
Solve find the solution
Synonyms: ほどく, 答える, 解く, 解き明かす, 解決, 解答, 説き明かす

Categories ほどく is a member of

Understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
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Weaken become weaker
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Order bring order to or into
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Undo cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
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Change By Reversal change to the contrary
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Calculate make a mathematical calculation or computation
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Modify cause to change
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Stroke Order Diagrams for ほどく

Conjugations for ほどく

masu stem
hodoki
Negative stem
hodoka
te-form
hodoite
Negative te-form
hodokanakute
Adverbial Negative Form
hodokanaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hodoku
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokanai
Past Indicative Form
hodoita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokanakatta
Presumptive Form
hodokou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokimasen
Past Indicative Form
hodokimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
hodokimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokitai
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokitakunai
Past Indicative Form
hodokitakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokitakunakatta
Adjective stem
hodokita
te-form
hodokitakute
Negative te-form
hodokitakunakute
Adverbial Form
hodokitaku
Provisional Form
hodokitakereba
Provisional Negative Form
hodokitakunakereba
Conditional Form
hodokitakattara
Conditional Negative Form
hodokitakunakattara
Objective Form
hodokitasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hodoke
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokeba
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokanakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
hodokanakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
hodoitara
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokanakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
hodoitari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokeru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokenai
Past Indicative Form
hodoketa
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokenakatta
masu-stem
hodoke
te-form
hodokete
Negative te-form
hodokenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokemasen
Past Indicative Form
hodokemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokemasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokarenai
Past Indicative Form
hodokareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokarenakatta
masu stem
hodokare
te-form
hodokarete
Negative te-form
hodokarenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokaremasen
Past Indicative Form
hodokaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokaremasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokaseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokasenai
Past Indicative Form
hodokaseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokasenakatta
masu stem
hodokase
te-form
hodokasete
Negative te-form
hodokasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokasemasen
Past Indicative Form
hodokasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokasarenai
Past Indicative Form
hodokasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokasarenakatta
masu stem
hodokasare
te-form
hodokasarete
Negative te-form
hodokasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
hodokasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
hodokasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
hodokasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
hodokan
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokanu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
hodokazaru

Sample Sentences for ほどく

You must promise not to take the rope off.
Please undo the package.
The first thing he did was to untie his shoelaces and take his shoes off.
Lend a hand with these parcels, please.
In order to fix this mistake we'll have to tear out this seam.

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