Meaning

3 senses

  1. (ambitransitive)To open; to unclench.

  2. (transitive)To disclose (something secret or hidden).

  3. To undo the act of closing; to restore (something closed).

    to unclose a window

Origin

Inherited from Middle English unclosen. By surface analysis, un- (reversive suffix) + clos

Inherited from Middle English unclosen. By surface analysis, un- (reversive suffix) + close (verb).

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Forms

uncloses, unclosing, unclosed, unclosed
Base formunclose · to unclose
3rd person singularuncloses
Present participleunclosing
Past simpleunclosed
Past participleunclosed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunclose
he, she, ituncloses

Past simpleLesson

all personsunclosed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave unclosed
he, she, ithas unclosed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unclose

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
uncleanunclearB1unclenchuncomfortableA2uncomfortablyB2uncommonB2
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