🇬🇧 Unravel meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To "unravel" means to carefully figure out a mystery or problem so it is no longer confusing. It’s like being a detective: you look at all the clues, think hard, and then finally understand what really happened.

The police tried to unravel why the bank robber left behind a note that just said, "I forgot my mask. Be right back."

Grandpa tried to unravel how the remote control ended up in the refrigerator next to the pickles.

Our class tried to unravel why the classroom plant grew fine but the fake plastic plant wilted.

We still can’t unravel how my little brother managed to get spaghetti on the ceiling fan.

I tried to unravel how my baby sister colored on the wall when she was supposedly napping like an angel.

She found a knotted scarf and began to unravel it to see a secret. She watched the yarn unravel, she helped the knot unravel, she let each loop unravel slowly, and she pulled one last thread to unravel the paper hidden inside. The paper said, "I'm here," and she laughed through tears.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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