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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7574 COCA: 4541

unfold

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unfold /ˌʌnˈfoʊld/ verb
unfolds; unfolded; unfolding
unfold
/ˌʌnˈfoʊld/
verb
unfolds; unfolded; unfolding
Learner's definition of UNFOLD
: to spread or cause (something) to spread or straighten out from a folded position摊开;展开
[+ object]
[no object]
[no object] : to happen as time passes进展;发展
[no object] : to be told or made known展现;展开;披露
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7574 COCA: 4541

unfold

verb

un·​fold ˌən-ˈfōld How to pronounce unfold (audio)
unfolded; unfolding; unfolds

transitive verb

1
a
: to open the folds of : spread or straighten out : expand
unfolded the map
b
: to remove (something, such as a package) from the folds : unwrap
2
: to open to the view : reveal
especially : to make clear by gradual disclosure and often by recital

intransitive verb

1
a
: to open from a folded state : open out : expand
b
2
: develop, evolve
as the story unfolds
3
: to open out gradually to the view or understanding : become known
a panorama unfolds before their eyes
unfoldment noun

Example Sentences

The couch unfolds to form a bed. We'll have more news as events unfold. We watched the drama unfold on live television. As the story unfolds, we learn that the boy became an orphan when he was one year old.
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfold was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7574 COCA: 4541

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