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The correct spelling is unpacked.
How to pronounce unpacked
verb
Say it like: Unp-ake-d
The correct spelling is unpacked. To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack. For example: "They didn't have time to unpack their bags before going out to dinner."
Usage Examples
“They didn't have time to unpack their bags before going out to dinner.”
“They didn't have time to unpack before going to dinner.”
“I worked all day and managed to get all the boxes unpacked.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.
- 2.To empty containers that had been packed.
- 3.To analyze a concept or a text.
- 4.(of a segment such as a vowel) To undergo separation of its features into distinct segments.
- 5.To decompress.
adjective
- 1.Having had its packing removed.
- 2.Not yet packed.
- 3.(sometimes proscribed) Not yet having had its packing removed. (Especially after still. For more on this use, see http//itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002171.html)
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