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unlock
What does unlock mean?
unlock (verb): open the lock of.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use unlock in a sentence?
- Unlock the door. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce unlock?
/ənˈlɑk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does unlock come from?
From Middle English unloken, unlouken, onlouken, from Old English onlūcan (“to unlock”), equivalent to un- + lock.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of unlock?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “unlock” mean?
to go along with
Not quite: that's what accompany means.
open the lock of
Right! That's what “unlock” means.
to raise or rise
Not quite: that's what lift means.
look attentively
Not quite: that's what watch means.
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