unpack
verb (used with object)
to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
have unpacked
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present perfectof unpack.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Q: What advice do you have for those of us who still have unpacked boxes in our homes, years after we’ve moved in?
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
I have unpacked the baggage, if you will.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
"If the bill doesn't help reveal who the real people are behind that company, we will still not have unpacked the Russian doll".
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2022
That’s a specious conclusion, one which the movie could have unpacked better.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
She rapidly put on the morning gown, which Miss von Schwertfeger must have unpacked and hung next to Lilly's bed after she had fallen asleep.
From The Song of Songs by Hermann Sudermann
