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1. (v.t.) unfold
to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out.
2. unfold
to spread out or lay open to view.
3. unfold
to reveal or display.
4. unfold
to disclose in words, esp. by careful exposition; explain.
5. (v.i.) unfold
to become unfolded; open.
6. unfold
to develop.
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| Definition of 'unfold' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold
develop or come to a promising stage
"Youth blossomed into maturity"
2. (verb) unfold
open to the view
"A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"
3. (verb) unfold, stretch, stretch out, extend
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
"Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
4. (verb) unfold, spread, spread out, open
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
"open the map"; "spread your arms"
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1. (verb) unfold
to open a folded object
She gently unfolded the material.
2. unfold
to develop or progress
as events unfolded
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| Definition of 'unfold' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) unfold
to open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth
2. (verb) unfold
to open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science
3. (verb) unfold
to release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep
4. (verb) unfold
to open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed
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Sense: to open and spread out (a map etc)
He sat down and unfolded his newspaper.
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 Afrikaans: oopvou |
 Arabic: يَنْشُر، يَبْسُط |
 Bulgarian: разгръщам |
 Brazilian: desdobrar |
 Czech: rozložit |
 German: entfalten |
 Danish: brede ud |
 Greek: ξεδιπλώνω, ξετυλίγω |
 Spanish: desplegar |
 Estonian: lahti voltima |
 Farsi: پهن کردن |
 Finnish: avata |
 French: déplier |
 Hebrew: לִפרוֹש |
 Hindi: खोलना |
 Croatian: raširiti |
 Hungarian: kiterít |
 Indonesian: membuka lipatan |
 Icelandic: opna, breiða úr/út |
 Italian: spiegare, stendere |
 Japanese: 広げる |
 Korean: 펼치다 |
 Lithuanian: išskleisti |
 Latvian: atvērt; atlocīt |
 Malay: membuka |
 Dutch: openvouwen |
 Norwegian: brette ut,åpne |
 Polish: rozłożyć, rozwinąć |
 Portuguese: desdobrar |
 Romanian: a desface, a despături |
 Russian: развёртывать |
 Slovak: rozložiť |
 Slovenian: razgrniti |
 Serbian: razmotati |
 Swedish: veckla upp (ut) |
 Thai: คลี่ |
 Turkish: açmak |
 Taiwanese: 攤開 |
 Ukrainian: розгортати(ся); розкриват |
 Urdu: کھولنا، پھيلانا |
 Vietnamese: mở ra , bày ra |
 Chinese: 摊开 |
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