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unpack
[ uhn-pak ]
verb (used with object)
- to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
- to remove (something) from a container, suitcase, etc.
- to unburden, as the mind; reveal.
- to decipher or discern (the meaning of symbols, statements, etc.):
Each statement could be unpacked in the general theory.
- to remove a pack or load from (a horse, vehicle, etc.).
verb (used without object)
- to remove the contents of a container.
unpack
/ ʌˈæ /
verb
- to remove the packed contents of (a case, trunk, etc)
- tr to take (something) out of a packed container
- tr to remove a pack from; unload
to unpack a mule
- tr to explain (a question, issue, etc) by analysing its component parts
Derived Forms
- ܲˈ貹, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·貹İ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
I don’t know that we have unpacked that all on camera yet.
As a person diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 40, her mind offers a lot to unpack.
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.
It is worth unpacking the rationale for these so-called "reciprocal" tariffs.
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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