unlock

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Betekenis (Engels)

1. To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.
2. To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.
3. To configure (a mobile phone) so that it is not bound to any particular carrier.
4. To disclose or reveal previously unknown knowledge or potential.
5. To be or become unfastened or unrestrained.
6. To make available.
7. To undermine something that has control over a situation; to find a way to counter or oppose.

ontsluiten

aandraaien

unbotton

throw open

bite out

open the door

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʌnˈlɒk/

From Middle English unloken, unlouken, onlouken, from Old English onlūcan (“to unlock”), equivalent to un- + lock. Cognate with Dutch ontluiken (“to unlock”).