unfold

verb

un·fold ˌən-ˈfōld How to pronounce unfold (audio)

unfolded; unfolding; unfolds

transitive verb

: to open the folds of : spread or straighten out : expand

unfolded the map

: to remove (something, such as a package) from the folds : unwrap

: to open to the view : reveal

especially : to make clear by gradual disclosure and often by recital

intransitive verb

: to open from a folded state : open out : expand

: blossom

: develop, evolve

as the story unfolds

: to open out gradually to the view or understanding : become known

a panorama unfolds before their eyes

unfoldment

ˌən-ˈfōl(d)-mənt How to pronounce unfold (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

The couch unfolds to form a bed. We'll have more news as events unfold. We watched the drama unfold on live television. As the story unfolds, we learn that the boy became an orphan when he was one year old.

Recent Examples on the Web Here are 10 guesses — some bold, others not so much — at how 2022 will unfold.

Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2022 All are excited — and filled with questions about how things will unfold when the green flag waves for the Southern 500.

Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2022 All are excited — and filled with questions about how things will unfold when the green flag waves for the Southern 500.

Pete Iacobelli, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 They are expected to first see how things unfold at training camp, where veteran frontcourt players such as Noah Vonleh, Bruno Caboclo, Luke Kornet and Mfiondu Kabengele will battle for opportunities.

Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 An avalanche could touch off a disaster, according to a 2016 study that modeled how a glacial lake outburst flood at Laguna Palcacocha might unfold.

Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 This is the first modern L.A. mayoral election to spread out over the better part of a year, meaning there is no precedent for how things typically unfold in the five long months between primary and general.

Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 And your brain intentionally keeps much of the information of what’s going to be happening next, and how things unfold, away from you.

Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Both mass and color are crucial for determining how a star’s future evolution will unfold.

James Riordon, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

unfolds

verb

present tense third-person singular of unfold

as in expands

to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area carefully unfold that antique map so that it doesn't tear

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

expands
opens
unfurls
extends
outspreads
outstretches
flares (out)
spreads (out)
stretches (out)
overspreads
fans (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

closes
folds
reduces
condenses
compresses
contracts
compacts

as in evolves

to gradually become clearer or more detailed as the situation unfolded, it became clear that more help would be needed the movie became more interesting once the mystery began to unfold

Synonyms & Similar Words

evolves
progresses
grows
develops
emerges
elaborates
proceeds
matures
blossoms
marches
ripens
fares
forges
advances
materializes
gets along
gets on
plays out

as in blooms

to produce flowers the rosebud unfolded literally overnight

Synonyms & Similar Words

blooms
flowers
blossoms
burgeons
leaves
blows
effloresces
bourgeons
opens
buds
leafs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fades
shrivels
wilts
dies
expires
withers
drops
perishes
dries up

as in appears

to come into view the majestic landscape unfolded before us

Synonyms & Similar Words

appears
shows
comes
arrives
looms
rises
materializes
emerges
reappears
happens
comes out
turns up
erupts
occurs
reappears
arises
shows up
resurfaces
surfaces
dawns
blossoms
debuts
issues
breaks out
bulks
breaks
outcrops
rematerializes
shoots (up)
bobs (up)
crops (up)
springs (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disappears
dissolves
fades
vanishes
evaporates
goes (away)
clears
leaves
melts (away)
departs
withdraws
retires
evanesces

单词	unfolds
释义	unfold verb un·fold ˌən-ˈfōld unfolded; unfolding; unfolds transitive verb 1 a : to open the folds of : spread or straighten out : expand unfolded the map b : to remove (something, such as a package) from the folds : unwrap 2 : to open to the view : reveal especially : to make clear by gradual disclosure and often by recital intransitive verb 1 a : to open from a folded state : open out : expand b : blossom 2 : develop, evolve as the story unfolds 3 : to open out gradually to the view or understanding : become known a panorama unfolds before their eyes unfoldment ˌən-ˈfōl(d)-mənt noun Synonyms expand extend fan (out) flare (out) open outspread outstretch spread (out) stretch (out) unfurl See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The couch unfolds to form a bed. We'll have more news as events unfold. We watched the drama unfold on live television. As the story unfolds, we learn that the boy became an orphan when he was one year old. Recent Examples on the Web Here are 10 guesses — some bold, others not so much — at how 2022 will unfold. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2022 All are excited — and filled with questions about how things will unfold when the green flag waves for the Southern 500. Mark Heim \| Mheim@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2022 All are excited — and filled with questions about how things will unfold when the green flag waves for the Southern 500. Pete Iacobelli, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 They are expected to first see how things unfold at training camp, where veteran frontcourt players such as Noah Vonleh, Bruno Caboclo, Luke Kornet and Mfiondu Kabengele will battle for opportunities. Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2022 An avalanche could touch off a disaster, according to a 2016 study that modeled how a glacial lake outburst flood at Laguna Palcacocha might unfold. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 This is the first modern L.A. mayoral election to spread out over the better part of a year, meaning there is no precedent for how things typically unfold in the five long months between primary and general. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 And your brain intentionally keeps much of the information of what’s going to be happening next, and how things unfold, away from you. Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 24 Aug. 2022 Both mass and color are crucial for determining how a star’s future evolution will unfold. James Riordon, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Kids Definition unfold verb un·fold ˌən-ˈfōld unfolded; unfolding 1 : to open the folds of : open up Carefully unfold the map. 2 : to lay open to view or understanding : reveal … Roscuro went on unfolding, step by step, his diabolical plan … Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux 3 : to develop gradually We learn the secret as the story unfolds. unfolds verb present tense third-person singular of unfold 1 as in expands to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area carefully unfold that antique map so that it doesn't tear Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance expands opens unfurls extends outspreads outstretches flares (out) spreads (out) stretches (out) overspreads fans (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms closes folds reduces condenses compresses contracts compacts See More 2 as in evolves to gradually become clearer or more detailed as the situation unfolded, it became clear that more help would be needed the movie became more interesting once the mystery began to unfold Synonyms & Similar Words evolves progresses grows develops emerges elaborates proceeds matures blossoms marches ripens fares forges advances materializes gets along gets on plays out 3 as in blooms to produce flowers the rosebud unfolded literally overnight Synonyms & Similar Words blooms flowers blossoms burgeons leaves blows effloresces bourgeons opens buds leafs Antonyms & Near Antonyms fades shrivels wilts dies expires withers drops perishes dries up See More 4 as in appears to come into view the majestic landscape unfolded before us Synonyms & Similar Words appears shows comes arrives looms rises materializes emerges reappears happens comes out turns up erupts occurs reappears arises shows up resurfaces surfaces dawns blossoms debuts issues breaks out bulks breaks outcrops rematerializes shoots (up) bobs (up) crops (up) springs (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms disappears dissolves fades vanishes evaporates goes (away) clears leaves melts (away) departs withdraws retires evanesces See More
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