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un·pack

 (ŭn-păk′)
v. un·packed, un·pack·ing, un·packs
v.tr.
1. To remove the contents of (a suitcase, for example).
2. To remove from a container, from packaging, or from packing.
3. To remove a pack from (a pack animal).
4. To elucidate or interpret (the meanings implicit in an utterance or text, for example).
v.intr.
To unpack objects from a container.
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unpack

(ʌnˈpæk)
vb
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
unˈpacker n
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un•pack

(ʌnˈpæk)

v.t.
1. to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
2. to remove (something) from a container.
3. to unburden, as the mind; reveal.
4. to decipher; analyze: to unpack a metaphor.
5. to remove a pack or load from (a horse, etc.).
v.i.
6. to remove the contents of a container.
[1425–75]
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unpack


Past participle: unpacked
Gerund: unpacking

Imperative
unpack
unpack
Present
I unpack
you unpack
he/she/it unpacks
we unpack
you unpack
they unpack
Preterite
I unpacked
you unpacked
he/she/it unpacked
we unpacked
you unpacked
they unpacked
Present Continuous
I am unpacking
you are unpacking
he/she/it is unpacking
we are unpacking
you are unpacking
they are unpacking
Present Perfect
I have unpacked
you have unpacked
he/she/it has unpacked
we have unpacked
you have unpacked
they have unpacked
Past Continuous
I was unpacking
you were unpacking
he/she/it was unpacking
we were unpacking
you were unpacking
they were unpacking
Past Perfect
I had unpacked
you had unpacked
he/she/it had unpacked
we had unpacked
you had unpacked
they had unpacked
Future
I will unpack
you will unpack
he/she/it will unpack
we will unpack
you will unpack
they will unpack
Future Perfect
I will have unpacked
you will have unpacked
he/she/it will have unpacked
we will have unpacked
you will have unpacked
they will have unpacked
Future Continuous
I will be unpacking
you will be unpacking
he/she/it will be unpacking
we will be unpacking
you will be unpacking
they will be unpacking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unpacking
you have been unpacking
he/she/it has been unpacking
we have been unpacking
you have been unpacking
they have been unpacking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unpacking
you will have been unpacking
he/she/it will have been unpacking
we will have been unpacking
you will have been unpacking
they will have been unpacking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unpacking
you had been unpacking
he/she/it had been unpacking
we had been unpacking
you had been unpacking
they had been unpacking
Conditional
I would unpack
you would unpack
he/she/it would unpack
we would unpack
you would unpack
they would unpack
Past Conditional
I would have unpacked
you would have unpacked
he/she/it would have unpacked
we would have unpacked
you would have unpacked
they would have unpacked
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.unpack - remove from its packingunpack - remove from its packing; "unpack the presents"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
get out, bring out - take out of a container or enclosed space; "Get out your best dress--we are going to a party!"
unbox - remove from a box; "unbox the presents"
break out - take from stowage in preparation for use
uncrate - remove from the crate; "uncrate the glassed carefully!"
pack - arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"
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Translations
يُخْرِجيُفَرِّغُ مَحْتَوَيَاتيَفُك، يَحُل
vybalit
pakke ud
purkaa laukku
raspakirati
taka upptaka upp úr
荷を解く
(짐을) 풀다
išpakuotiišsipakuoti
izkravātizpakotizsaiņot
vybaliť
packa upp
เอาของออก
dỡ đồ

unpack

[ˈʌnˈpæk]
A. VTdeshacer, desempacar (LAm)
I unpacked my suitcasedeshice la maleta
I haven't unpacked my clothes yettodavía no he sacado la ropa de la maleta
B. VIdeshacer las maletas, desempacar (LAm)
I went to my room to unpackfui a mi habitación a deshacer la(s) maleta(s)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unpack

[ʌnˈpæk]
vidéfaire ses bagages, défaire ses valises
I went to my room to unpack → Je suis allé dans ma chambre pour défaire mes bagages., Je suis allé dans ma chambre pour défaire mes valises.
vt [+ case, bag] → défaire; [+ clothes] → déballer
I unpacked my suitcase → J'ai défait ma valise.
I haven't unpacked my clothes yet → Je n'ai pas encore déballé mes affaires.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unpack

vtiauspacken; (Comput) filedekomprimieren, entpacken
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unpack

[ʌnˈpæk]
1. vt (suitcases) → disfare; (belongings) → sballare
2. vidisfare le valige or i bagagli
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unpack

(anˈpӕk) verb
1. to take out (things that are packed). He unpacked his clothes.
2. to take (clothes etc) out of (a case etc). Have you unpacked (your case)?
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

unpack

يُفَرِّغُ مَحْتَوَيَات vybalit pakke ud auspacken ξεπακετάρω desempacar el equipaje, deshacer el equipaje purkaa laukku déballer raspakirati disfare le valigie 荷を解く (짐을) 풀다 uitpakken pakke ut rozpakować desfazer распаковывать packa upp เอาของออก boşaltmak dỡ đồ 打开行李包
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References in classic literature ?
"I will send Nancy up to help you unpack. Supper is at six o'clock," she finished, as she left the room and swept down-stairs.
They plodded days upon days and without end over the soft, unpacked snow.
Marianne's pianoforte was unpacked and properly disposed of; and Elinor's drawings were affixed to the walls of their sitting room.
The officers' regimentals, resplendent with gold lace and embroidery as if purposely calculated to dazzle the islanders, looked as if just unpacked from their Parisian cases.
He locked himself again in the turret-room, and laid the opened chest on a table, and in the darkness began to unpack it, laying out the contents, which were mainly of metal and glass--great pieces in strange forms--on another table.
Philip unpacked his things and set out all his books.