unbutton

ʌnˈbʌtən

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of unbutton - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

clothing

tr./intr.

open the buttons of a garment

tr./intr.

She decided to unbutton her jacket as the room was warm..

open

undo

unfasten

self-opening

intr.

come open by having buttons unfastened

intr.

The shirt unbuttoned as he moved.

figurative

tr.

release or free from confinement

tr.

He needed to unbutton his emotions after the stressful meeting..

unclasp

unfasten

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Origin of unbutton

English, un- (reverse) + button (fastener)

Examples of unbutton in a sentence

She began to unbutton her coat as she entered the house.
Her coat unbuttoned in the wind.
One cuff unbuttoned during the game.
She needed to unbutton her thoughts in the therapy session.
He tried to unbutton his worries during the vacation.

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French:déboutonner, se déboutonner, ...
German:aufknöpfen, aufgehen, ...
Italian:slacciare, sbottanarsi, ...
Spanish:desabotonar, desabotonarse, ...
Portuguese:desabotoar, desabotoar-se, ...
Chinese:解开...的纽扣, 自行解开, ...
Japanese:ボタンを外す, ボタンが外れる, ...
Arabic:فَكَّ الأَزْرَار, انفَتَحَ, ...
Hebrew:לִפְתּוֹחַ כַּפְתּוֹרִים, לְהִיפָּתַח, ...
Russian:расстегнуть, расстёгиваться, ...
Ukrainian:розстібати, розстібатися, ...
Hindi:बटन खोलना, बटन खुल जाना, ...
Bengali:বোতাম খোলা, খুলে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:desbotonar, descordar-se, ...
Czech:rozepnout, rozepnout se, ...
Danish:knappe op, gå op, ...
Dutch:ontknopen, opengaan, ...
Greek:ξεκουμπώνω, ξεκουμπώνομαι, ...
Hungarian:kigombolni, kigombolódni, ...
Khmer:ដោះគ្រាប់ឡេវ, របើក, ...
Korean:단추를 풀다, 저절로 단추가 풀리다, ...
Persian:دکمه باز کردن, باز شدن, ...
Polish:rozpiąć, rozpinać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):desabotoar, desabotoar-se, ...
Romanian:a descheia, a se descheia, ...
Swedish:knäppa upp, knäppas upp, ...
Thai:ปลดกระดุม, กระดุมหลุดออก, ...
Turkish:düğmelerini açmak, düğmeleri çözülmek, ...
Vietnamese:mở cúc, tự bung cúc, ...

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