Words / A2

un-PAK/ˌʌnˈpæk/

Unpack means take things out of a suitcase, bag, or box: unpack your bag, unpack after the trip, unpack the shopping. Pack is the opposite. Unload is from a vehicle. Unwrap is take paper off a gift. Past: unpacked. Do not write unpack when you mean unpack as “explain in detail” (later), or unpaid.

Meaning

To take things out of a suitcase or box.

Examples

• “I will unpack after a cup of tea.”
• “We unpacked and then made a cup of tea.”
• “Leave that box — I will unpack it tomorrow.”

Good to know

unpack your bag / after the trip. Opposite: pack. Vehicle: unload. Gift: unwrap.

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