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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
Synonyms
Examples for "blossom"
Examples for "blossom"
1
It was a beautiful May morning; the apple-trees were all in blossom.
Young Lucretia and Other Stories
2
The plum-blossom appears in February, and the cherry-blossom in April or May.
Peeps at Many Lands: Japan
3
Set the root in a grave, and wait for what shall blossom.
Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life
4
The tares happen to be in blossom just now here in Nauvoo.
The Mormon Prophet
5
That may have happened, but it took a long time to blossom.
The Irish Times
1
The tenth you blossom out suddenly into something that eclipses me altogether.
Anne of the Island
2
The little women, daintily tripping along, seem to blossom out like flowers.
Original Short Stories — Volume 07
3
In honor of that grand event, I shall blossom out again
Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1
4
Some of those shy ones blossom out, after you've paid attention to them.
The Valley of Horses
5
At what point does deception blossom out into the unmistakable lie?
A Handbook of Ethical Theory
1
The upper church again afforded the genius of artists ample opportunity to blossom forth.
The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi
2
All their old friendship seemed to blossom forth once more.
A Love Episode
3
From each that departed, a whole florescence of living beings seemed to blossom forth.
Fruitfulness
4
At the first sign of spring, back yards blossom forth with tents of endless variety.
Camping For Boys
5
But there was beauty there, wonderful and startling beauty that would one day blossom forth.
The Imaginary Marriage
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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Translations for unfold
Unfold through the time
Unfold across language varieties
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
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