Unfold — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

develop or come to a promising stage

open to the view

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnfˈoʊld/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnfˈəʊld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnfˈəʊld/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnfˈoʊld/.

Examples

Youth blossomed into maturity
A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings
Unfold the newspaper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extend blossom out stretch stretch out open spread spread out blossom blossom forth

Antonyms

fold

Parts of Speech

verb	develop or come to a promising stage “Youth blossomed into maturity”
verb	open to the view “A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings”
verb	extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length “Unfold the newspaper”
verb	spread out or open from a closed or folded state “open the map”

Word Forms

blossom	noun	the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
unfolding	noun	a developmental process
extensible	adjective	capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out
opening	noun	becoming open or being made open

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entfalten

entwickeln oder in ein vielversprechendes Stadium kommen

🇫🇷French

se dérouler

développer ou atteindre un stade prometteur

🇪🇸Spanish

desplegar

desarrollarse o llegar a una etapa prometedora

🇮🇹Italian

svolgersi

svilupparsi o raggiungere uno stadio promettente

🇳🇱Dutch

ontvouwen

zich ontwikkelen of in een veelbelovend stadium komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desdobrar

desenvolver ou chegar a um estágio promissor

🇷🇺Russian

разворачиваться

развиваться или выйти на перспективную стадию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उधेड़ना

विकसित होना या आशाजनक अवस्था में आना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রকাশ করা

বিকাশ বা একটি প্রতিশ্রুতিবদ্ধ পর্যায়ে আসা

🇮🇳Tamil

விரியும்

அபிவிருத்தி அல்லது ஒரு நம்பிக்கைக்குரிய நிலைக்கு வரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విప్పు

అభివృద్ధి చేయండి లేదా ఆశాజనక దశకు రండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उलगडणे

विकसित करा किंवा आशादायक टप्प्यावर या

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રગટ કરવું

વિકાસ કરો અથવા આશાસ્પદ તબક્કે આવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಚ್ಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ

ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ ಅಥವಾ ಭರವಸೆಯ ಹಂತಕ್ಕೆ ಬನ್ನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുറക്കുക

വികസിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു വാഗ്ദാന ഘട്ടത്തിലേക്ക് വരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਜਾਗਰ

ਵਿਕਾਸ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਹੋਨਹਾਰ ਪੜਾਅ 'ਤੇ ਆਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھولنا

ترقی کریں یا امید افزا مرحلے پر آئیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

展开

发展或达到有希望的阶段

🇯🇵Japanese

展開する

発展する、または有望な段階に到達する

🇰🇷Korean

펴다

발전하거나 유망한 단계에 도달

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mở ra

phát triển hoặc đến một giai đoạn đầy hứa hẹn

🇹🇭Thai

แฉ

พัฒนาหรือเข้าสู่ระยะที่มีแนวโน้ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkembang

berkembang atau sampai pada tahap yang menjanjikan

🇵🇭Filipino

ibuka

umunlad o dumating sa isang magandang yugto

🇲🇾Malay

terbongkar

berkembang atau mencapai tahap yang menjanjikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتكشف

تطوير أو الوصول إلى مرحلة واعدة

🇮🇷Persian

گشودن

توسعه یا رسیدن به مرحله امیدوار کننده

🇹🇷Turkish

açılmak

gelişmek veya ümit verici bir aşamaya gelmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְפַּתֵחַ

להתפתח או להגיע לשלב מבטיח

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