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- pronunciation:
- uhn
fold
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
unfolds, unfolding, unfolded |
| definition 1: |
When you fold something, like a towel, napkin, or piece of paper, you bend it so that one part covers another part. When you unfold something, you open it or spread it out so that all parts are showing.
Erin's mom unfolded the sheet and put it on the bed.
- synonyms:
- open, spread
- antonyms:
- fold
- similar words:
- develop, expand, extend, straighten
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| definition 2: |
When something unfolds, it becomes open or spread out.
The napkin 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 3: |
When a story unfolds, the story becomes known to the people who are reading it or listening to it.
The plot of the movie unfolds slowly at first.- similar words:
- expand, open, proceed
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| related words: |
open, spread, stretch |
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