# unfolded

Pronunciation: say "un-FOHLD-id" US /ʌnˈfoʊldɪd/, UK /ʌnˈfəʊldɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of unfold. — simple past and past participle of unfold
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of unfold. Use this form for opening something up that happened earlier.
   - _She unfolded the map and traced the route with her finger._
   - _Events unfolded faster than anyone had expected._

## Adjective

2. Lying flat and open rather than folded or creased together.
   - Simple: Spread out flat and open instead of folded up.
   - _An unfolded sheet of paper drifted off the cluttered desk._
   - _The architect kept the blueprints unfolded across the conference table all afternoon._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unfolded (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).