unfold

CEFRB2

/ʌnˈfoʊld/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To open something folded, or develop and become known.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To become unfolded.

Examples

  • Let's unfold the map on the table and discuss it.

  • New questions will be asked and new debates will unfold.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ʌnˈfəʊld/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To turn out; to happen; to develop.

  2. To undo a folding.

  3. To lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to reveal.

More examples

In context

  • The curtains unfolded to reveal the stage.

  • to unfold a map; to unfold a tablecloth; She unpacks the new dress and unfolds it carefully.

  • Events unfolded in an unexpected way.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English unfolden, from Old English unfealdan (“to unfold”), equivalent to un- + fold.