Unravel Definition in a Sentence
un·rav·el
(ŭn-răv′əl)v. un·rav·eled, un·rav·el·ing, un·rav·els or un·rav·elled or un·rav·el·ling
v. tr.
1.
a. To undo or ravel the entangled, knitted, or woven threads of: unraveled the sweater.
b. To undo or separate (entangled, knitted, or woven threads).
2. To clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling); solve: The detective unraveled the mystery.
3. To cause to fail or become ruined or unfulfilled: Their plans to open a restaurant became unraveled.
v. intr.
1. To become unraveled: The seam unraveled.
2. To fail or become ruined or unfulfilled: His life unraveled after the stock market crash.
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unravel
(ʌnˈrævəl)vb, -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled
1. (Knitting & Sewing) (tr) to reduce (something knitted or woven) to separate strands
2. (tr) to undo or untangle (something tangled or knotted)
3. (tr) to explain or solve: the mystery was unravelled.
4. (intr) to become unravelled
unˈraveller n
unˈravelment n
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un•rav•el
(ʌnˈræv əl)v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. v.t.
1. to separate or disentangle the threads of (a fabric, rope, etc.).
2. to free from complications; make plain or clear; solve: to unravel a mystery.
3. to take apart; undo; destroy (a plan, agreement, or arrangement).
v.i.4. to become unraveled.
[1595–1605]
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unravel
Past participle: unravelled
Gerund: unravelling
| Imperative |
|---|
| unravel |
| unravel |
| Present |
|---|
| I unravel |
| you unravel |
| he/she/it unravels |
| we unravel |
| you unravel |
| they unravel |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I unravelled |
| you unravelled |
| he/she/it unravelled |
| we unravelled |
| you unravelled |
| they unravelled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am unravelling |
| you are unravelling |
| he/she/it is unravelling |
| we are unravelling |
| you are unravelling |
| they are unravelling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have unravelled |
| you have unravelled |
| he/she/it has unravelled |
| we have unravelled |
| you have unravelled |
| they have unravelled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was unravelling |
| you were unravelling |
| he/she/it was unravelling |
| we were unravelling |
| you were unravelling |
| they were unravelling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had unravelled |
| you had unravelled |
| he/she/it had unravelled |
| we had unravelled |
| you had unravelled |
| they had unravelled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will unravel |
| you will unravel |
| he/she/it will unravel |
| we will unravel |
| you will unravel |
| they will unravel |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have unravelled |
| you will have unravelled |
| he/she/it will have unravelled |
| we will have unravelled |
| you will have unravelled |
| they will have unravelled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be unravelling |
| you will be unravelling |
| he/she/it will be unravelling |
| we will be unravelling |
| you will be unravelling |
| they will be unravelling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been unravelling |
| you have been unravelling |
| he/she/it has been unravelling |
| we have been unravelling |
| you have been unravelling |
| they have been unravelling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been unravelling |
| you will have been unravelling |
| he/she/it will have been unravelling |
| we will have been unravelling |
| you will have been unravelling |
| they will have been unravelling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been unravelling |
| you had been unravelling |
| he/she/it had been unravelling |
| we had been unravelling |
| you had been unravelling |
| they had been unravelling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would unravel |
| you would unravel |
| he/she/it would unravel |
| we would unravel |
| you would unravel |
| they would unravel |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have unravelled |
| you would have unravelled |
| he/she/it would have unravelled |
| we would have unravelled |
| you would have unravelled |
| they would have unravelled |
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
| Verb | 1. |  unravel - become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread"undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions" ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" |
| 2. |  unravel - disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"ravel, tangle, knot - tangle or complicate; "a ravelled story" | |
| 3. |  unravel - become undone; "the sweater unraveled"ladder, run - come unraveled or undone as if by snagging; "Her nylons were running" disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
unravel
verb
2. solve, explain, work out, resolve, interpret, figure out (informal), make out, clear up, suss (out) (slang), get to the bottom of, get straight, puzzle out She wanted to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance.
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unravel
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
مَنْسول الخُيوط يَحُل يَفُك الخَيْط
rozluštit rozmotat rozpárat se
løse optrevle trevle op udrede
felfeslik kibogoz
greiîa úr leysa, ráîa fram úr rakna upp; rekja upp
išsiardyti
atminēt atrisināt atšķetināt izārdīt izārdīties
rozpárať sa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unravel
[ʌnˈrævəl]
vi
(= become clearer) [mystery, story] → se dénouer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
unravel
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
unravel
(anˈrӕvəl) – past tense unˈravelled (American) unˈraveled – verb1. to take (eg string, thread etc) out of its tangled condition; to disentangle. She could not unravel the tangled thread. ontwar, uitrafel يَفُك الخَيْط разнищвам desembaraçar rozmotat entwirren optrevle ξεμπλέκω, ξεμπερδεύω desenmarañar, desenredar lahti harutama از هم باز کردن purkaa démêler לְהָתִיר सुलझाना razmrsiti kibogoz menguraikan greiða úr districare ときほぐす 얽힌 것을 풀다 išnarplioti atšķetināt terurai ontrafelen løse opp en floke rozplątać سپړل (دسپڼسى ) سپڼل ، خلاصول (دماشوړې) ، حل كول، ښكاره كول، څرګندول، په ډاګه كول (لكه دسيسه desembaraçar a descurca распутывать rozmotať razplesti odmrsiti reda ut, trassla upp แก้ออก çözmek, açmak 解開 розплутувати سلجھانا tháo, gỡ ra 解开
2. (especially of a knitted fabric) to undo or become undone. My knitting (got) unravelled when it fell off the needles. uitrafel مَنْسول الخُيوط разплитам desfazer-se rozpárat se auftrennen trevle op ξηλώνω, ξηλώνομαι deshacerse hargnema در رفتن purkautua défaire לְהָתִיר उधेड़ना otporiti felfejt; felfeslik mengurai rakna upp; rekja upp disfarsi ほどける 실을 풀다 iš(si)ardyti izārdīt; izārdīties terurai rafelen rakne; greie ut; rekke opp spruć (się) سپړل desfazer-se a deşira распускать rozpárať sa razparati odmrsiti repa upp [sig] ปลด sökmek 脫線 розплутуватися اڈھيڑنا sổ mép, xơ ra （把线等）解开
3. to solve (a problem, mystery etc). Is there no-one who can unravel this mystery? oplos يَحُل разкривам deslindar rozluštit enträtseln udrede; løse ξεδιαλύνω desembrollar lahendama حل کردن ratkaista dénouer לִפתוֹר हल करना razriješiti megold memecahkan leysa, ráða fram úr chiarire, sciogliere 解明する 해결하다 išnarplioti, atskleisti atrisināt; atminēt (mīklu u.tml.) terungkai oplossen oppklare, løse rozwikłać حل كول deslindar a clarifica (o problemă); a dezlega un mister разгадывать rozlúštiť rešiti rešiti reda ut, klara upp, lösa แก้ไข çözmek 解決 розгадувати, пояснювати عقدہ حل کرنا làm sáng tỏ 解决
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