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unpack

[ uhn-pak ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
  2. to remove (something) from a container, suitcase, etc.
  3. to unburden, as the mind; reveal.
  4. to decipher or discern (the meaning of symbols, statements, etc.):

    Each statement could be unpacked in the general theory.

  5. to remove a pack or load from (a horse, vehicle, etc.).


verb (used without object)

  1. to remove the contents of a container.

unpack

/ ʌˈæ /

verb

  1. to remove the packed contents of (a case, trunk, etc)
  2. tr to take (something) out of a packed container
  3. tr to remove a pack from; unload

    to unpack a mule

  4. tr to explain (a question, issue, etc) by analysing its component parts
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈ貹, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·貹İ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unpack1

First recorded in 1425–75, unpack is from the late Middle English word unpakken. See un- 2, pack 1
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Example Sentences

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I don’t know that we have unpacked that all on camera yet.

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As a person diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 40, her mind offers a lot to unpack.

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Older adults like YA as well because it has depth for the curious mind to unpack a little bit, or if you’re a nerdy, curious person like me, it ticks that box too.

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It is worth unpacking the rationale for these so-called "reciprocal" tariffs.

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Rather than slide into polemic or tragic melodrama, Nguyen leans into the tension between the four half-siblings to unpack the complicated roles that surveillance, big tech and journalism play in our fractured modern state.

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