Unwrap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

remove the outer cover or wrapping of

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnɹˈæp/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnɹˈap/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnɹˈap/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌnɹˈæp/.

Examples

Let's unwrap the gifts!
undo the parcel
The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

expose disclose let out reveal divulge let on discover break give away undo bring out

Antonyms

wrap

Parts of Speech

verb	remove the outer cover or wrapping of “Let's unwrap the gifts!”
verb	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret “The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”

Word Forms

undoer	noun	a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens
disclosure	noun	the speech act of making something evident
revelation	noun	an enlightening or astonishing disclosure
revealing	noun	the speech act of making something evident
discovery	noun	something that is discovered
exposure	noun	the disclosure of something secret
expose	noun	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
divulgement	noun	the act of disclosing something that was secret or private
divulgence	noun	the act of disclosing something that was secret or private
giveaway	noun	an unintentional disclosure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auspacken

Entfernen Sie die äußere Hülle oder Verpackung

🇫🇷French

déballer

retirez le couvercle extérieur ou l'emballage de

🇪🇸Spanish

desenvolver

retire la cubierta exterior o el envoltorio

🇮🇹Italian

scartare

rimuovere la copertura esterna o l'involucro

🇳🇱Dutch

uitpakken

verwijder de buitenhoes of verpakking

🇵🇹Portuguese

desembrulhar

remova a tampa externa ou embalagem de

🇷🇺Russian

разворачивать

снимите внешнюю крышку или упаковку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खोलना

बाहरी आवरण या लपेटन को हटा दें

🇧🇩Bengali

মোড়ানো

এর বাইরের আবরণ বা মোড়ানো অপসারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

அவிழ்

வெளிப்புற கவர் அல்லது போர்த்தியை அகற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

విప్పు

యొక్క బయటి కవర్ లేదా చుట్టడం తొలగించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उघडणे

चे बाह्य आवरण किंवा रॅपिंग काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

લપેટી

બાહ્ય આવરણ અથવા રેપિંગ દૂર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಿಚ್ಚು

ಹೊರಗಿನ ಕವರ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸುತ್ತುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊതിയുക

പുറം കവർ നീക്കം ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൊതിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣਾ

ਦੇ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਕਵਰ ਜਾਂ ਲਪੇਟਣ ਨੂੰ ਹਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھولنا

بیرونی کور یا ریپنگ کو ہٹا دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

展开

除去外盖或包装

🇯🇵Japanese

包みを解く

外側のカバーや包装を取り除きます

🇰🇷Korean

풀다

외부 덮개나 포장재를 제거합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mở gói

tháo vỏ ngoài hoặc lớp bọc của

🇹🇭Thai

แกะ

ถอดฝาครอบด้านนอกหรือห่อของออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuka

lepaskan penutup luar atau pembungkusnya

🇵🇭Filipino

alisan ng balot

tanggalin ang panlabas na takip o pambalot ng

🇲🇾Malay

buka bungkus

tanggalkan penutup luar atau pembalut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بسط

قم بإزالة الغطاء الخارجي أو الغلاف

🇮🇷Persian

باز کردن

پوشش بیرونی یا بسته بندی را بردارید

🇹🇷Turkish

paketi açmak

dış kapağını veya ambalajını çıkarın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגוֹלֵל

להסיר את הכיסוי החיצוני או העטיפה של

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The primary meaning of 'unwrap' is 'remove the outer cover or wrapping of'.

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