CEFR B1

unroll

verb

Meaning

unroll means to straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

Unroll your sleeping bag and spread it on the floor of the tent.
We will have to see how the events unroll.

Synonyms: unwind

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unroll (B1)

verb

Definition

Examples

Unroll your sleeping bag and spread it on the floor of the tent.
We will have to see how the events unroll.
The lesson showed how to unroll in a natural sentence.

How to Use unroll

to unroll (verb pattern): Use the infinitive form when naming the action. — "The lesson showed when to unroll."
unroll in context (usage pattern): Check the sentence to see who does the action. — "We studied how unroll works in context."

Synonyms of unroll

Words with a similar meaning to unroll:

unwind

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