unfold

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb develop or come to a promising stage
  2. verb open to the view
  3. verb extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

Etymology

From Middle English unfolden, from Old English unfealdan (“to unfold”), equivalent to un- + fold.

In classic literature

Synonyms

blossom, blossom out, blossom forth

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