unwrap

CEFRA2

/ʌnˈɹæp/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To remove paper or covering from something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To become unwrapped.

Examples

  • Would you like me to unwrap that for you?

  • Go ahead and unwrap your gift.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To remove word wrap from.

  2. To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.

  3. To flatten (a three-dimensional model) into a two-dimensional plane.

More examples

In context

  • I'm going to unwrap the package.

  • Soon the plate was full of wingless bats and batless wings. He covered the plate of broken bats and quickly unwrapped the plate of cat cookies. Snap, snap, snap went their tails. Snap, snap, snap went their legs.

  • Each of us, content within / this yuletide season we begin, / the cheerfulness of eager voices, / at each unwrap, a child rejoices.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She told the child to carefully blank the gift by pulling the tape, not tearing the paper.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English unwrappen, equivalent to un- + wrap.