unpack
To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had…To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
» I haven't unpacked my clothes yet.
Ich habe meine Kleider noch nicht ausgepackt.
Я ещё не распаковал свои вещи.
Meaning
5 senses(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
(intransitive)To empty containers that had been packed.
They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner.
(figuratively, transitive)To analyze a concept or a text; to explain.
(intransitive)To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.
(transitive)To decompress (data).
- remove from its packing
Examples
112 sentencesI haven't unpacked my clothes yet.
ruЯ ещё не распаковал свои вещи. — marafon
deIch habe meine Kleider noch nicht ausgepackt. — raggione
Tom has finished unpacking his suitcase.
deTom ist mit dem Kofferauspacken fertig. — raggione
I haven't even unpacked my stuff.
ruЯ ещё даже не разобрал вещи. — Ooneykcall
deIch habe meine Sachen noch nicht einmal ausgepackt. — raggione
Tom is still unpacking his suitcase.
deTom packt immer noch seinen Koffer aus. — raggione
Tom is still unpacking his clothes.
deTom packt immer noch seine Kleider aus. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English unpakken, equivalent to un- + pack. Compare Saterland Frisian uutpakjeFrom 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, unpackedSynonyms
1 synonyms- remove from its packing:take out
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle