unfold
pronunciation
How to pronounce unfold in British English:
UK [ʌnˈfəʊld]
How to pronounce unfold in American English:
US [ʌnˈfoʊld]
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- Verb:
- develop or come to a promising stage
- open to the view
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- spread out or open from a closed or folded state
Word Origin
- unfold (v.)
- Old English unfealdan, "to open or unwrap the folds of," also figuratively, "to disclose, reveal, explain," from un- (2) "opposite of" + fold (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ontvouden, German entfalten. Intransitive sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Unfolded; unfolding.
Antonym
Example
- 1. I saw all this unfold from a peculiar perspective .
- 2. She remembers watching the scene unfold -- as if from above .
- 3. Even that far-from-pleasant scenario assumes that events unfold roughly as anticipated .
- 4. Approach : how will the migration project unfold and proceed ?
- 5. One of the most startlingly positive phenomena for many generations continues to unfold around the world .