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Similar words: enfold · unsold · untold · tenfold · unfolding · uphold · manifold · unfilled · unforced · unformed
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unfold

 1 verb open up
TRANSITIVEoscail verb  c m uhe unfolded the paper d'oscail sé an páipéar amach
INTRANSITIVEoscail verb  c m uwhen the flowers unfold nuair a osclaíonn na bláthanna
 2 verb events, story, etc INTRANSITIVEtarlaigh verb  c m utit amach  c m uwho knows how events will unfold? cá bhfios cad a tharlóidh?, cá bhfios cad a thitfidh amach?as the story unfolds de réir mar a nochtann an scéal
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3 verb person: recount (story etc) TRANSITIVEinis verb  c m unocht verb  c m utabhair chun solais  c m uthe film unfolds the story léiríonn an scannán an scéal, tugann an scannán an scéal chun solaisshe unfolded her secret to the world nocht sí a rún don saol mór, scaoil sí a rún leis an saol mór

unfolding

 adjectivethey respond to unfolding events freagraíonn siad d'imeachtaí de réir mar a tharlaíonn siad, déileálann siad le cúrsaí de réir mar a bhíonn siad ag titim amach

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