unfold (verb)

  • 1unfold — ► VERB 1) open or spread out from a folded position. 2) reveal or be revealed …

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  • 2unfold — verb Unfold is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑battle, ↑campaign, ↑century, ↑crisis, ↑development, ↑disaster, ↑drama, ↑event, ↑movie, ↑mystery, ↑plot, ↑ …

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  • 3unfold — verb /ʌnˈfəʊld,ʌnˈfoʊld/ a) To undo a folding. Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing b) To turn out to happen; to develop. To what I shall unfold. Ant …

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  • 4unfold — verb 1) May unfolded the map Syn: open out, spread out, flatten, straighten out, unroll, unfurl 2) I watched the events unfold Syn: develop, evolve, happen, take place, occur, transp …

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  • 5unfold — verb 1) May unfolded the map Syn: open out, spread out, flatten, straighten out, unroll 2) I watched the events unfold Syn: develop, evolve, happen, take place, occur • …

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  • 6unfold — verb 1》 open or spread out from a folded position. 2》 reveal or be revealed. Derivatives unfoldment noun (US) …

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  • 7unfold — verb (I, T) 1 to open something that was folded: Chiara unfolded the map and spread it on the table. 2 if a story, plan etc unfolds, it becomes clearer as you hear or learn more about it: As the tale unfolds we learn more about Max s childhood …

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  • 8unfold — UK [ʌnˈfəʊld] / US [ʌnˈfoʊld] verb Word forms unfold : present tense I/you/we/they unfold he/she/it unfolds present participle unfolding past tense unfolded past participle unfolded 1) a) [transitive] to open something that was folded Lewis… …

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  • 9unfold — [[t]ʌ̱nfo͟ʊld[/t]] unfolds, unfolding, unfolded 1) VERB If a situation unfolds, it develops and becomes known or understood. The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold... The facts started to unfold before them. 2) V ERG If a… …

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  • 10unfold — un|fold [ ʌn fould ] verb 1. ) transitive to open something that was folded: Lewis unfolded the note and read it quickly. We need to unfold the chairs before everyone arrives. a ) intransitive to become open after being folded: The first bright… …

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