UNFOLD


Meaning of UNFOLD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈfōld ]

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb

1.

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

unfold ed the map

b. : to remove (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 unfold s

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

a panorama unfold s before their eyes

• un·fold·ment -ˈfōl(d)-mənt noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.