Unravel Meaning in English

word

US

uhn-RAV-uhl

UK

un-RAV-uhl

التعريف

To untangle something that is twisted or woven, or to solve a mystery, problem, or complex situation.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in both literal (threads, yarn) and figurative (mystery, problem) senses. Formality: neutral. Often used with 'mystery,' 'situation,' 'plan,' or 'thread.' Can also mean to come apart (the sweater began to unravel).

• Spanish: desenredar - resolver
• Portuguese (BR): desvendar - desfiar - resolver
• Portuguese (PT): desvendar - desfazer - resolver
• Chinese (Simplified): 解开 - 解决（谜团/问题）
• Chinese (Traditional): 解開 - 解決（謎團/問題）
• Hindi: सुलझाना - खुलना
• Arabic: حلّ - فكّ
• Bengali: খুলে ফেলা - উদ্ঘাটন করা
• Russian: распутывать - разгадывать
• Japanese: 解く - 解明する
• Vietnamese: tháo ra - làm sáng tỏ
• Korean: 풀다 - 해결하다
• Turkish: çözmek - açmak
• Urdu: سلجھانا - کھلنا
• Indonesian: mengurai - memecahkan

جمل نموذجية

She tried to unravel the knots in the string.

basic

It took years to unravel the truth about the case.

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The sweater began to unravel at the sleeve.

basic

Can you help me unravel this complicated math problem?

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The mystery started to unravel as they found more clues.

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After the news came out, everything seemed to unravel quickly.

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