unfold
verb /ʌnˈfəʊld/
/ʌnˈfəʊld/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unfold | /ʌnˈfəʊld/ /ʌnˈfəʊld/ |
| he / she / it unfolds | /ʌnˈfəʊldz/ /ʌnˈfəʊldz/ |
| past simple unfolded | /ʌnˈfəʊldɪd/ /ʌnˈfəʊldɪd/ |
| past participle unfolded | /ʌnˈfəʊldɪd/ /ʌnˈfəʊldɪd/ |
| -ing form unfolding | /ʌnˈfəʊldɪŋ/ /ʌnˈfəʊldɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] unfold (something) to spread open or flat something that has previously been folded; to become open and flat
- to unfold a map
- She unfolded her arms.
Extra Examples- She unfolded the letter and read it yet again.
- The collapsible ladder unfolds quickly and locks into place for added safety.
- [intransitive, transitive] to be gradually made known; to gradually make something known to other people
- The audience watched as the story unfolded before their eyes.
- Dramatic events were about to unfold.
- unfold something (to somebody) She unfolded her tale to us.
Word OriginOld English unfealdan (from un- and the verb fold).