{
    "term": "unfold",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "unfold",
            "heSheIt": "unfolds"
        },
        "pastSimple": "unfolded",
        "pastParticiple": "unfolded",
        "ingForm": "unfolding"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to spread open or flat something that has previously been folded; to become open and flat",
            "sensetop": "unfold (something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to unfold a map"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She unfolded her arms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She unfolded the letter and read it yet again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The collapsible ladder unfolds quickly and locks into place for added safety."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be gradually made known; to gradually make something known to other people",
            "sensetop": "unfold something (to somebody)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The audience watched as **the story unfolded** before their eyes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Dramatic events were about to unfold."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She unfolded her tale to us.",
                    "contextForm": "unfold something (to somebody)"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊld/",
                "audio": "un/unfold/unfold__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldz/",
                "audio": "un/unfold/unfolds__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldɪd/",
                "audio": "un/unfold/unfolded__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldɪŋ/",
                "audio": "un/unfold/unfolding__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊld/",
                "audio": "un/unfold/unfold__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldz/",
                "audio": "un/unfold/unfolds__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldɪd/",
                "audio": "un/unfold/unfolded__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈfəʊldɪŋ/",
                "audio": "un/unfold/unfolding__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English unfealdan (from un- and the verb fold)."
}