unpack

CEFRB1

/ʌnˈpæk/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Remove things from a bag or box.

  2. 02

    verb

    Explain an idea by examining its parts.

Examples

  • You have to unpack your luggage for customs inspection.

  • I have to unpack my luggage.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To analyze a concept or a text; to explain.

  2. To empty containers that had been packed.

  3. To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.

More examples

In context

  • They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner.

  • They didn't have time to unpack their bags before going out to dinner.

  • There may be another argument here, if we had time to unpack it, about modernism and the rise of the middle classes.

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English unpakken, equivalent to un- + pack. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpakje (“to unpack”), West Frisian útpakke (“to unpack”), Dutch uitpakken (“to unpack”), German auspacken (“to unpack”).