unravel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈrævəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈrævəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un rav′əl)

Inflections of 'unravel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
unravels
v 3rd person singular
unravelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
unraveling
v pres p (US)
unravelled
v past (Mainly UK)
unraveled
v past (US)
unravelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
unraveled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

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InglésEspañol
unravel⇒ vi (string, yarn, sweater)descoserse⇒ v prnl
  desenmarañarse⇒ v prnl
  desenredarse v pml
 I only bought this jumper last week and it's already unravelling.
 Me compré este jersey la semana pasada y ya se está descosiendo.
unravel [sth]⇒ vtr (knitted garment)desarmar⇒ vtr
  desenmarañar⇒ vtr
  desenredar⇒ vtr
 Marilyn decided she didn't like the cardigan, so she unravelled it and started again.
 Marilyn decidió que no le gustaba la rebeca, así que decidió desarmarla y empezar otra vez.
unravel⇒ vi figurative (plan: go wrong) (plan)venirse abajo loc verb
  desmoronarse⇒ v prnl
 The company's expansion plans unravelled when they discovered the accountant had embezzled most of their capital.
 Los planes de la empresa se vinieron abajo cuando descubrieron que el contable había malversado la mayor parte del capital.
unravel [sth]⇒ vtr figurative (explain, solve)resolver⇒ vtr
  descifrar⇒ vtr
  aclarar⇒ vtr
 The detective managed to unravel the mystery.
 El detective consiguió resolver el misterio.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'unravel' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
ravel - rip out - run - unfurl - unroll
Spanish:
desanudar - desenlazar - deshilar - descosido - desdoblar - deshilachar - desentrañar - carmenar - desenvolver - deshebrar - desovillar

Collocations: unravel a [crime, mystery, myth], the [crime] unraveled, the [crime] began to unravel, more...

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