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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  unfold
       
          inline
       
       

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. t. [AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and
     Fold, v. t.]
     1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to
        unfold a tablecloth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. --Herbert.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view
        or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by
        successive development; to display; to disclose; to
        reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's
        designs; to unfold the principles of a science.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Unfold the passion of my love.        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. i.
     To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The wind blows cold
           While the morning doth unfold.           --J. Fletcher.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. i.
     To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
  
           The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. --J.
                                                    Fletcher.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. t. [AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and
     Fold, v. t.]
     1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to
        unfold a tablecloth.
  
              Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. --Herbert.
  
     2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view
        or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by
        successive development; to display; to disclose; to
        reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's
        designs; to unfold the principles of a science.
  
              Unfold the passion of my love.        --Shak.
  
     3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  unfold
       v 1: develop or come to a promising stage; "Youth blossomed into
            maturity" [syn: blossom, blossom out, blossom forth]
       2: open to the view; "A walk through town will unfold many
          interesting buildings"
       3: extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
          "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth";
          "extend the TV antenna" [syn: stretch, stretch out, extend]
       4: spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the
          map"; "spread your arms" [syn: spread, spread out, open]
          [ant: fold]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unfold
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ξεδιπλώνω, ξαπλώνω
     2 εκτυλίσσομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unfold
     n.
     (lb en computing programming) In functional programming, a kind of
  higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.
     vb.
     1 To undo a folding.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To turn out; to happen; to develop.
     3 (lb en transitive) To reveal.
     4 To open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or
  contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive
  development.
     5 To release from a fold or pen.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  unfold
     n.
     (lb en computing programming) In functional programming, a kind of
  higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.
     vb.
     1 To undo a folding.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To turn out; to happen; to develop.
     3 (lb en transitive) To reveal.
     4 To open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or
  contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive
  development.
     5 To release from a fold or pen.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  unfold
     n.
     (lb en computing programming) In functional programming, a kind of
  higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.
     vb.
     1 To undo a folding.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To turn out; to happen; to develop.
     3 (lb en transitive) To reveal.
     4 To open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or
  contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive
  development.
     5 To release from a fold or pen.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  unfold
     n.
     (lb en computing programming) In functional programming, a kind of
  higher-order function that is the opposite of a fold.
     vb.
     1 To undo a folding.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To turn out; to happen; to develop.
     3 (lb en transitive) To reveal.
     4 To open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or
  contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive
  development.
     5 To release from a fold or pen.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unfold
     Englanti vb.
     edetä, tapahtua (tapahtumista)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unfold
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg: text=bokstavligen) veckla upp
     2 (tagg bildligt intransitivt språk=en) utvecklas, utspela sig
     3 (tagg bildligt transitivt språk=en) avslöja

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/
  تفتّج

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  unfold //ʌnˈfoʊld// //ʌnˈfəʊld// 
  1. разкривам
  To reveal
  2. развивам се
  To turn out to happen; to develop
  3. развивам, разгъвам
  To undo a folding

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/ 
  rozložit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/ 
  rozvinout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/ 
  odhalovat

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/ 
  etw. entfalten, ausfalten, ausrollen, entrollen 
     Synonym: unfurl sth.
  
   see: unfolding, unfurling, unfolded, unfurled, unfurls, unfurled, unfurl a sail
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/ 
  sich ereignen, sich abspielen, vor sich gehen, sich zutragen  [geh.]
        "Yesterday a tragedy unfolded."  - Gestern hat sich eine Tragödie ereignet.
        "How did this half hour unfold?"  - Was hat sich in dieser halben Stunde abgespielt?
   see: unfolding, unfolded
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/
  
  ξεδιπλώνω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  unfold //ʌnˈfoʊld// //ʌnˈfəʊld// 
  1. paljastaa
  To reveal
  2. tapahtua
  To turn out to happen; to develop
  3. levittää
  To undo a folding

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/ 
  1. खोलना
        "She unfolded the gift wrapper."
  2. प्रकट~या~प्रकाश~करना
        " A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings."
  3. वर्णन~करना
        "She unfolds all her plans to her friend."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/
  objasniti, otkriti, otvoriti, razviti, razviti se, zatvori

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  unfold //ʌnˈfoʊld// //ʌnˈfəʊld// 
  広げる
  To undo a folding

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  unfold /ʌnˈfəʊld/ 
   1.  rozwijać się, rozwijać
   2.  odsłaniać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/
  1. desdobrar, revelar
  2. desdobrar-se

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  unfold //ʌnˈfoʊld// //ʌnˈfəʊld// 
  1. avslöja
  To reveal
  2. vika upp
  To undo a folding

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/ 
  
  kunjua

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  unfold /ʌnfˈəʊld/
  1. kıvrımlannı açmak, yaymak
  2. göz önüne sermek, izah etmek, açıklamak, ayrıntıları ile bildirmek
  3. gelişmek
  4. açılmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ənˈfoʊɫd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  196 Moby Thesaurus words for "unfold":
     account for, affect, allegorize, amplify, attend, bare,
     be revealed, become of, betoken, branch, branch out, brandish,
     break the seal, breathe, bring forth, bring forward,
     bring into view, bring out, bring to light, bring to notice,
     clarify, clear, clear up, come about, come of, come out, crack,
     dangle, decipher, demonstrate, demythologize, deobstruct, deploy,
     descant, detail, develop, dilate, disclose, discover, dismask,
     disperse, display, dissolve, divulge, dope out, dramatize,
     draw the veil, elaborate, elucidate, embody, enact, end, enlarge,
     enlarge upon, enlighten, ensue, euhemerize, eventuate, evidence,
     evince, evolve, exemplify, exhibit, expand, expatiate, explain,
     explain away, explicate, expose, expose to view, exposit, expound,
     express, extend, fall out, fan, fan out, fare, figure out, flare,
     flaunt, flourish, follow, free, give reason for, give sign,
     give the meaning, give token, happen, highlight, illuminate,
     illustrate, impart, incarnate, indicate, issue, lay bare, lay open,
     let daylight in, let out, make clear, make plain, manifest,
     materialize, mean, occur, open, open up, outspread, outstretch,
     overgrow, overrun, pan out, parade, particularize, patefy, perform,
     popularize, present, produce, prove, prove to be, puzzle out,
     raise the curtain, ramify, rationalize, rehearse in extenso,
     relate at large, represent, resolve, result, reveal, roll out,
     set forth, shed light upon, show, show forth, show how,
     show the way, show up, simplify, solve, spell out, splay,
     spotlight, spraddle, sprangle, sprawl, spread,
     spread like wildfire, spread out, straighten out, stretch out,
     strip bare, take place, terminate, throw light upon, token,
     trot out, turn out, unblock, uncase, unclench, uncloak, unclog,
     unclutch, uncoil, uncork, uncover, uncurtain, undo, undrape,
     unfoul, unfurl, unkennel, unlatch, unlock, unmask, unpack, unplug,
     unravel, unreel, unriddle, unroll, unscreen, unseal, unsheathe,
     unshroud, unshut, unstop, unveil, unwind, unwrap, wave, widen,
     work out
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 展开,开放,显露;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 展开,打开,显露,开展,阐明
     vi. 伸展,开花,呈现

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