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Meanings of unfold in English

Portuguese
desdobrar
Catalan
estendre
Spanish
extender

Spread out or open from a closed or folded state.

      desdobrar
      Portuguese
      desdobrar-se
      Catalan
      florir
      Spanish
      florecer

      Develop or come to a promising stage.

            desdobrar-se
            Catalan
            estendre
            Spanish
            extender

            Extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length.

                  estendre
                  Usage of unfold in English
                  1
                  We'll bring you more as the situation continues to unfold, Beutel said.
                  Heart-shaped box
                  2
                  However, neither scenario is likely to unfold and both teams played accordingly.
                  The Irish Times
                  3
                  Everything depends upon how events unfold over the coming days and weeks.
                  BBC
                  4
                  In the time-table I carry in my pocket I unfold the earth.
                  The Voice of the Machines / An Introduction to the Twentieth Cen...
                  5
                  Meanwhile, property stocks will continue to face pressure as court cases unfold.
                  Reuters
                  6
                  Except that events did not unfold in quite the way Waymo describes.
                  Wired
                  7
                  As night follows day, events would unfold in a gruesomely predictable order.
                  A colossal failure of common sense: the inside story of the coll...
                  8
                  In Stratford the most competitive final in years is likely to unfold.
                  The Guardian
                  9
                  Say everything does unfold as expected, and the Democrats claim the House.
                  News.com.au
                  10
                  Many in the industry want to see how Perry's protocol will unfold.
                  Jamaica Observer
                  11
                  Over the course of the next couple of days, that will unfold.
                  News.com.au
                  12
                  Only now is the government really starting unfold out of the box.
                  Wired
                  13
                  I unfold it to find three words written in careful block letters.
                  The nobodies album
                  14
                  He offers an insight into how the US-North Korea situation could unfold.
                  Radio NZ
                  15
                  He must have been having a heart attack witnessing this scene unfold.
                  Sweet Little Lies
                  16
                  We are happy that at Cannes, this discussion can unfold, said Frémaux.
                  The Guardian
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