unpack.
To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
Meaning & usage
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.
To empty containers that had been packed.
They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner.
To analyze a concept or a text; to explain.
To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.
To decompress (data).
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.