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

  • (..) still the only living human child... of Poseidon, Hades, or Zeus. Besides... it's quite possible the Oracle wasn't referring to what would unfold on Polyphemus' island. I'm just saying, a lot can happen between now and your th birthday. That's not really what I meant. What I meant was (..)
    2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters