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    un·fold
    [ˌənˈfōld]
    verb
    unfold (verb) · unfolds (third person present) · unfolded (past tense) · unfolded (past participle) · unfolding (present participle)
    1. open or spread out from a folded position:
      "he unfolded the map and laid it out on the table" · "the white flowers were just starting to unfold"
      • reveal or disclose (thoughts or information):
        "Miss Eva unfolded her secret exploits to Mattie"
      • (of information or a sequence of events) be revealed or disclosed:
        "there was a fascinating scene unfolding before me"
    Origin
    Old English unfealdan(see un-, fold).
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    verb
    1. open or spread out from a folded position:
      flatten
      unfurl
      unroll
      unravel
      uncoil
      unwind
      extend
      open out
      spread out
      stretch out
      straighten out
      Opposite:
      fold up
     
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    What does unfold mean?
    Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of UNFOLD is to open the folds of : spread or straighten out : expand.

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    What does it mean to unfold a package?
    Unfold a package. To develop fully. To become unfolded; open out or open up. To make known or lay open to view, esp. in stages or little by little; reveal, disclose, display, or explain. I have chosen thee to unfold the spiritual sense of the Holy Scripture.

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    What does it mean if a situation unfolds?
    If a situation unfolds, it develops and becomes known or understood. The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold. [VERB] The facts started to unfold before them. [VERB] If a story unfolds or if someone unfolds it, it is told to someone else. Don's story unfolded as the cruise got under way. [VERB]

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    What does it mean when a story unfolds?
    To unfold is to open or reveal, the way a small square of paper might unfold into a large map, or the way the plot of a mystery novel can unfold into a clear picture of who the killer is. Anything that's folded or compacted unfolds as it opens up and stretches out.

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    Is the World Unfolding?
    As the world is unfolding, so is our need to unfold and open. For him, a whole new world was unfolding. A local law-enforcement officer watched the entire situation unfold. A classic struggle for power is unfolding at the same time as economic cooperation is becoming deeper and more fundamental.

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    Is it a time to forcefully and factually counter what's unfolding?
    It is a time to forcefully and factually counter what's unfolding around us. Scores of meetings unfolded over the following months. As the world is unfolding, so is our need to unfold and open. For him, a whole new world was unfolding. A local law-enforcement officer watched the entire situation unfold.

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    If a situation unfolds, it develops and becomes known or understood. The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold. If a story unfolds or if someone unfolds it, it is told to someone else. Don's story unfolded as the …

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    Learn the verb unfold, which means to open and spread out something folded, or to reveal or explain something in stages. See synonyms, antonyms, sentences and similar words for unfold.

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