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{
"term": "unfold",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "unfold",
"heSheIt": "unfolds"
},
"pastSimple": "unfolded",
"pastParticiple": "unfolded",
"ingForm": "unfolding"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to spread open or flat something that has previously been folded; to become open and flat",
"sensetop": "unfold (something)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to unfold a map"
},
{
"text": "She unfolded her arms."
},
{
"text": "She unfolded the letter and read it yet again."
},
{
"text": "The collapsible ladder unfolds quickly and locks into place for added safety."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to be gradually made known; to gradually make something known to other people",
"sensetop": "unfold something (to somebody)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The audience watched as **the story unfolded** before their eyes."
},
{
"text": "Dramatic events were about to unfold."
},
{
"text": "She unfolded her tale to us.",
"contextForm": "unfold something (to somebody)"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊld/",
"audio": "un/unfold/unfold__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldz/",
"audio": "un/unfold/unfolds__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldɪd/",
"audio": "un/unfold/unfolded__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldɪŋ/",
"audio": "un/unfold/unfolding__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊld/",
"audio": "un/unfold/unfold__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldz/",
"audio": "un/unfold/unfolds__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldɪd/",
"audio": "un/unfold/unfolded__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldɪŋ/",
"audio": "un/unfold/unfolding__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English unfealdan (from un- and the verb fold)."
}