Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.

    They didn't have time to unpack their bags before going out to dinner.

    entpacken, auspacken

    распако́выватьraspakóvyvatʹ, распакова́тьraspakovátʹ

  2. (intransitive)To empty containers that had been packed.

    They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner.

  3. (figuratively, transitive)To analyze a concept or a text; to explain.

  4. (intransitive)To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.

  5. (transitive)To decompress (data).

More definitions
  • remove from its packing

Examples

112 sentences
  1. I haven't unpacked my clothes yet.

    ruЯ ещё не распаковал свои вещи.

    deIch habe meine Kleider noch nicht ausgepackt.

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  2. Tom has finished unpacking his suitcase.

    deTom ist mit dem Kofferauspacken fertig.

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  3. I haven't even unpacked my stuff.

    ruЯ ещё даже не разобрал вещи.

    deIch habe meine Sachen noch nicht einmal ausgepackt.

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  4. Tom is still unpacking his suitcase.

    deTom packt immer noch seinen Koffer aus.

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  5. Tom is still unpacking his clothes.

    deTom packt immer noch seine Kleider aus.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to remove from a package:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to remove from a package:

Origin

From Middle English unpakken, equivalent to un- + pack. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpakje

From Middle English unpakken, equivalent to un- + pack. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpakje (“to unpack”), West Frisian útpakke (“to unpack”), Dutch uitpakken (“to unpack”), German auspacken (“to unpack”).

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Forms

unpacks, unpacking, unpacked, unpacked
Base formunpack · to unpack
3rd person singularunpacks
Present participleunpacking
Past simpleunpacked
Past participleunpacked

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunpack
he, she, itunpacks

Past simpleLesson

all personsunpacked

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unpack

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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