to unpack
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1.0
- verb
- /ʌnˈpæk/
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- He carefully unpacked all the boxes in the living room to find his favorite books.
- unpack the boxes
And so I would spend an hour with you unpacking one particular object.
- And so I would spend an hour with you unpacking one particular object.
- But you're still not unpacking any of the rocks in your backpack.
- First of all, need to unpack my bags from going down to Bloomington.
- All you had to do was unpack, Take her out for ice cream.
Examples
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First of all, need to unpack my bags from going down to Bloomington.
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I've just been unpacking all of my kitchen stuff.
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Go and help your son unpack the car.
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Oh my God guys, I just unpacked my car.
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When we got home, I went to my room and unpacked my saxophone.
Fiction book (1993) -
On weekends, my husband helped with the big job of unpacking and reorganizing my things.
Academic text (2000) -
Someone unpacked my suitcase?
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The family seems dwarfed and strangely out of sorts as they unpack their belongings.
Academic text (1996) -
I haven't finished unpacking.
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After arriving at the hotel, we quickly started to unpack our luggage in the room.
Synonyms
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2.6
Take things or people out of a vehicle like a truck
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3.9
To take goods off a vehicle or container
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2.5
To take packages out of a truck
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4.4
Remove something from a box or package, often a new product
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8.0
To remove goods and equipment from a ship or take items off where they are fixed
To take things out of a bag
To take goods off a vehicle like a ship
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
To think about and explain your ideas clearly to yourself or others
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unpack is formed from the prefix un- meaning 'do the opposite' and the word pack meaning 'to put things into a bag or box'. So to unpack is literally to take things out of a suitcase, box, or other container.