unbutton

verbB1 · Intermediate

Open the buttons on clothes.

Meanings of «unbutton»

1 · verb

open the buttons on clothes

He began to unbutton his coat slowly.

2 · verb

to become relaxed and less formal

After a few jokes, he slowly unbuttoned and started laughing.

Similar: relaxloosen upopen up

Translation

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«unbutton» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

to open something that was closed

unfastenopen something held shut by a fastenerPlease unfasten your seat belt.

unbuttonopen the buttons on clothesHe unbuttoned his coat because he was hot.

untieopen a knot or a bowShe untied her shoes and sat down.

unbuckleopen a belt or strap with a buckleHe unbuckled his belt after dinner.

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