Meaning & use
untag me
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UK/ʌnˈtæɡ miː/
US/ʌnˈtæɡ miː/
Meaning
phrasefixed phraseinformal
a request to have your name removed from a tag on a social media post or photo
Grammar: Used as an imperative or a request; the object pronoun 'me' can be replaced by other pronouns (untag him, untag us).
Patterns
- untag me from something
- untag me in a photo
- please untag me
That photo is embarrassing—please untag me.
She commented 'untag me' on the group picture.
You can untag me from the post if you want.
Common combinations
- untag me from the photo
- Could you untag me from the photo? I don't want it on my profile.
- untag me in the post
- He asked his friend to untag me in the post.
- please untag me
- Please untag me; I look terrible in that picture.
Synonyms and how they differ
- remove my tag
- More formal and explicit; it means the same but is not limited to social media.
Opposites
tag me
Word family
Practice
If you don't want your name on that photo, you can ask your friend to ______.
Choose one answer.
The request is about the other person's action toward you, so 'untag you' is correct; 'untag me' would be what you say about yourself, and 'tag you' is the opposite.
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