Unfold meaning

What does “unfold” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“unfold” is a verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: develop or come to a promising stage.

unfold

develop or come to a promising stage
“Youth blossomed into maturity”
Synonymsblossom blossom out blossom forth
open to the view
“A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings”
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
“Unfold the newspaper”
“stretch out that piece of cloth”
Synonymsstretch stretch out extend
spread out or open from a closed or folded state
“open the map”
“spread your arms”
Synonymsspread spread out open
Oppositesfold

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University