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- pronunciation:
- uhn
fold
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
unfolds, unfolding, unfolded |
definition 1: |
to open or spread out from a folded condition.
I unfolded the paper and read the message.
- synonyms:
- open, spread
- antonyms:
- fold
- similar words:
- develop, expand, extend, straighten
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definition 2: |
to reveal, develop, or make known or clear by explanation.
We unfolded the mystery of his disappearance.- synonyms:
- reveal
- similar words:
- bare, disclose, explain, present, uncover
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definition 3: |
to become open or spread out.
The paper unfolded in the wind.This chair unfolds so you can sit on it.- synonyms:
- open
- antonyms:
- fold
- similar words:
- expand, extend, straighten
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definition 4: |
to be or become revealed or known by explanation.
The plot unfolds slowly at first.- similar words:
- expand, open, proceed
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related words: |
amplify, break, open, spread, stretch |
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