unpack
verb /ˌʌnˈpæk/
/ˌʌnˈpæk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unpack | /ˌʌnˈpæk/ /ˌʌnˈpæk/ |
| he / she / it unpacks | /ˌʌnˈpæks/ /ˌʌnˈpæks/ |
| past simple unpacked | /ˌʌnˈpækt/ /ˌʌnˈpækt/ |
| past participle unpacked | /ˌʌnˈpækt/ /ˌʌnˈpækt/ |
| -ing form unpacking | /ˌʌnˈpækɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈpækɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] unpack (something) to take things out of a bag, case, etc.
- I unpacked my bags as soon as I arrived.
- She unpacked all the clothes she needed and left the rest in the case.
- She went to her room to unpack.
- [transitive] unpack something to separate something into parts so that it is easier to understand
- to unpack a theory