1 to spread open or flat sth that has previously been folded; to become open and flat:
[VN] to unfold a map / tablecloth / letter * She unfolded her arms. [also V]
OPPFOLD
2 to be gradually made known; to gradually make sth known to other people:
[V] The audience watched the story unfold before their eyes. * Dramatic events were about to unfold. * [VN] She unfolded her tale to us.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for unfold is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is unfold a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, unfold is tagged as verb.
Does unfold appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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