unfold

Definition

  • verb: to spread or cause (something) to spread or straighten out from a folded position
  • verb: to open the folds of
  • synonyms: expand, display, disclose

Examples

  • As the story 'unfolds', we learn that the boy became an orphan when he was one year old.

  • We watched the drama 'unfold' on live television.

  • We'll have more news as events 'unfold'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Look, you say he's from the future and knows what's gonna happen... then the logical thing is to be unpredictable. You're assuming that Nero knows how event's are predicted to unfold. The contrary. Nero's very presence has altered the flow of history... beginning with the attack on the USS Kelvin, (..)
    2009 Star Trek