unfold

[ uhn-fohld ]

/ ʌnˈfoʊld /

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verb (used with object)

to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out: Unfold your arms.

to spread out or lay open to view.

to reveal or display.

to reveal or disclose in words, especially by careful or systematic exposition; set forth; explain.

verb (used without object)

to become unfolded; open.

to develop.

to become clear, apparent, or known: The protagonist's character unfolds as the story reaches its climax.

Origin of unfold

before 900; Middle English unfolden, Old English unfealdan; cognate with German entfalten. See un-², fold¹

OTHER WORDS FROM unfold

un·fold·a·ble, adjective un·fold·er, noun un·fold·ment, noun

Words nearby unfold

unflattering, unfledged, unfleshly, unflinching, unfocused, unfold, unfollow, unforced, unforeseeable, unforeseen, unforgettable

Example sentences from the Web for unfold

Earlier this year, we also watched “The Gittip Crisis” unfold.

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You see, Molly also knows things—some of which unfold in flashbacks—with many more revelations likely to come in future episodes.

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Where You Are comprises 12 individual pamphlets, some of which unfold into larger maps and diagrams.

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The transponder is really the tripwire for whatever began to unfold on that jet.

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[Laughs] It was the president of DreamWorks Television and they were watching this unfold in the news.

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If these gloomy walls could speak, what tragedies they could unfold!

Memoirs of John R. Young |John Young
A pull on each, and the doors leading to the back-yard open and unfold themselves.

The Strand Magazine, Vol. 1 - No. 1, |Various
It is the sublime drama of all the ages, and the last act is now on, the final scene about to unfold.

The Strength of the 'Mormon' Position |Orson F. Whitney
O then, replied Orsino, unfold to her the passion of my love.

The Chautauquan, Vol. III, December 1882 |The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle
I grieve much, my beloved reader, that I cannot unfold to thee all the particulars of my political intrigue.

Pelham, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for unfold

unfold

/ (ʌnˈfəʊld) /

verb

to open or spread out or be opened or spread out from a folded state

to reveal or be revealed the truth unfolds

to develop or expand or be developed or expanded

Derived forms of unfold

unfolder, noun

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unfold

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British Dictionary definitions for unfold

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Derived forms of unfold

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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unfold

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verb (used without object)

Origin of unfold

OTHER WORDS FROM unfold

Words nearby unfold

Words related to unfold

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