English-Thai Dictionary

unfold

VI เปิดเผย  คลี่คลาย  เผย ให้ ปรากฎ  show disclose reveal poed-poei

 

unfold

VI แผ่ออก  กาง ออก  spread extend fold pae-ok

 

unfold

VT คลี่  กาง  spread extend fold kre

 

unfold before

PHRV ค่อยๆ  ปรากฏ ออกมา  koi-koi-pra-kod-ok-ma

 

unfold to

PHRV เปิดเผย กับ  เผยความลับ กับ  poed-poei-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNFOLD

v.t. 1. To open folds; to expand; to spread out.
2. To open any thing covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to disclose; to reveal; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science.
3. To declare; to tell; to disclose.
Unfold the passion of my love.
4. To display; as, to unfold the works of creation.
5. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.

 

UNFOLDED

pp. Opened; expanded; revealed; displayed; released from a fold.

 

UNFOLDING

ppr. Opening; expanding; disclosing; displaying; releasing from a fold.

 

UNFOLDING

n.The act of expanding, displaying or disclosing; disclosure.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNFOLD

Un *fold ", v. t. Etym: [AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t.]

 

1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert.

 

2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak.

 

3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.

 

UNFOLD

UNFOLD Un *fold ", v. i.

 

Defn: To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.

 

UNFOLDER

UNFOLDER Un *fold "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, unfolds.

 

UNFOLDMENT

UNFOLDMENT Un *fold "ment, n.

 

Defn: The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded. The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. C. Morris.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unfold

un fold |ˌənˈfōld ˌənˈfoʊld | ▶verb open or spread out from a folded position: [ with obj. ] : he unfolded the map and laid it out on the table | [ no obj. ] : the white flowers were just starting to unfold. • [ with obj. ] reveal or disclose (thoughts or information ): Miss Eva unfolded her secret exploits to Mattie. • [ no obj. ] (of information or a sequence of events ) be revealed or disclosed: there was a fascinating scene unfolding before me. DERIVATIVES un fold ment noun ORIGIN Old English unfealdan (see un- 2, fold 1 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

unfold

un ¦fold |ʌnˈfəʊld | ▶verb 1 open or spread out from a folded position: [ with obj. ] : he unfolded the map and laid it out on the table | [ no obj. ] : the white flowers were just starting to unfold. 2 [ no obj. ] (of events or information ) gradually develop or be revealed: there was a fascinating scene unfolding before me. • [ with obj. ] reveal or disclose (thoughts or information ): Eva unfolded her secret exploits to Mattie. DERIVATIVES unfoldment noun (US )ORIGIN Old English unfealdan (see un- 2, fold 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unfold

unfold verb 1 May unfolded the map: open out, spread out, flatten, straighten out, unroll, unfurl. 2 I watched the events unfold: develop, evolve, happen, take place, occur, transpire, progress, play out.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unfold

unfold verb 1 Ma unfolded the evening paper: open out, spread out, stretch out, flatten, straighten out, unfurl, unroll, unravel, uncoil, unwind, extend. ANTONYMS fold up. 2 as she unfolded her tale Joanna's face fell: narrate, relate, recount, tell, reveal, make known, disclose, divulge, present, communicate, report, recite, portray, elaborate, spell out, give an account of, set forth, set out. 3 I watched the events unfold: develop, evolve, happen, take place, occur, transpire, unroll, emerge, grow, progress, mature, work out, untangle, bear fruit, blossom.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unfold

un fold /ʌ̀nfóʊld /〖un (反対の行為 )fold 1 (たたむ )〗動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈折りたたんだ物 折り曲げた物 〉を開く , 広げる (↔fold 1 )▸ unfold a map [tablecloth ]地図 [テーブルクロス ]を広げる 2 «…に » 〈計画 秘密など 〉を明かす, 打ち明ける (disclose ) «to » ;〖～ itself 〗〈話 計画などが 〉展開する, 明るみに出る .3 〖通例 ～ oneself 〗姿を現す .自動詞 1 〈話 計画などが 〉展開 [発展 ]する, 明らかになる .2 〈風景などが 〉見えてくる, 広がる .3 〈つぼみなどが 〉開く .