Definitions for unbuttonʌnˈbʌt n
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•but•tonʌnˈbʌt n(v.t.)
to free (buttons) from buttonholes; unfasten or undo.
to unfasten by or as if by unbuttoning:
to unbutton a jacket.
to disclose (one's feelings, thoughts, etc.) after deliberate or prolonged silence.
(v.i.)to unfasten a button or one's buttons.
Origin of unbutton:
1275–1325
Princeton's WordNet
unbutton(verb)
undo the buttons of
"unbutton the shirt"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unbutton(verb)ʌnˈbʌt n
≠ button
He unbuttoned his shirt.
Wiktionary
unbutton(Verb)
To open something by undoing its buttons
unbutton(Verb)
To unfasten buttons
Webster Dictionary
Unbutton(verb)
to loose the buttons of; to unfasten
Translations for unbutton
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oopknoopAfrikaans
- يَفُك الأزْرارArabic
- разкопчавамBulgarian
- desabotoarPortuguese (BR)
- rozepnoutCzech
- aufknöpfenGerman
- knappe opDanish
- ξεκουμπώνωGreek
- desabotonar, desabrocharSpanish
- lahti nööpimaEstonian
- دکمه چیزی را باز کردنFarsi
- avata napitFinnish
- déboutonnerFrench
- לְהַתִיר אֶת הַכַּפתוֹרִיםHebrew
- बटन खोलनाHindi
- otkopčatiCroatian
- kigombolHungarian
- membuka kancingIndonesian
- hneppa fráIcelandic
- sbottonareItalian
- ボタンを外すJapanese
- 단추를 끄르다Korean
- at(si)segtiLithuanian
- atpogātLatvian
- membuka butangMalay
- losknopenDutch
- knappe oppNorwegian
- rozpiąćPolish
- دکمه چیزی را باز کردنPersian
- تڼۍ خلاصول، پرانستلPashto
- desabotoarPortuguese
- a descheiaRomanian
- расстёгивать (пуговицы)Russian
- rozopnúťSlovak
- odpetiSlovenian
- otkopčatiSerbian
- knäppa uppSwedish
- ปลดกระดุมThai
- düğmesini açmak/çözmekTurkish
- 解開鈕扣Chinese (Trad.)
- розстібатиUkrainian
- بٹن کھولناUrdu
- mở khuyVietnamese
- 解开钮扣Chinese (Simp.)
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