unfold

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verb

1. develop or come to a promising stage (Freq. 5)
- Youth blossomed into maturity
• Syn:
blossom, blossom out, blossom forth
• Derivationally related forms:
unfolding, blossom (for: blossom)
• Hypernyms:
develop
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
2. open to the view (Freq. 1)
- A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings
• Hypernyms:
uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length (Freq. 1)
- Unfold the newspaper
- stretch out that piece of cloth
- extend the TV antenna
• Syn:
stretch, stretch out, extend
• Derivationally related forms:
extensible (for: extend)
• Hypernyms:
change shape, change form, deform
• Verb Group:
extend
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
4. spread out or open from a closed or folded state
- open the map
- spread your arms
• Syn:
spread, spread out, open
• Ant:
fold
• Derivationally related forms:
opening (for: open)
• Hypernyms:
undo
• Hyponyms:
divaricate, exfoliate, grass, butterfly, uncross, splay
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  spread, spread out, open, stretch, stretch out, extend, blossom, blossom out, blossom forth
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  fold, fold up, turn up