Unfold

  • 11unfold — 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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  • 12unfold — un|fold [ʌnˈfəuld US ˈfould] v 1.) [I and T] if a story unfolds, or if someone unfolds it, it is told ▪ As the story unfolds, we learn more about Max s childhood. 2.) [I] if a series of events unfold, they happen ▪ He had watched the drama unfold …

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  • 13unfold — [[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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  • 14unfold — 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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  • 15unfold — 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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  • 16unfold — unfoldable, adj. unfolder, n. unfoldment, n. /un fohld /, v.t. 1. to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out: Unfold your arms. 2. to spread out or lay open to view. 3. to reveal or display. 4. to reveal or disclose in words, esp. by… …

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  • 17unfold — 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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  • 18unfold — 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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  • 19unfold — 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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  • 20unfold — /ʌnˈfoʊld / (say un fohld) verb (t) 1. to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out: unfold your arms. 2. to develop. 3. to spread out or lay open to view. 4. to reveal or display. 5. to reveal or disclose in words; set forth; explain.… …