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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

auspacken

Pronunciation / Transliteration: owspacken

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unbox/ʌnˈbɒks/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Wir müssen die Lieferung sofort auspacken."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To take something out of a box or container in which it has been packed or stored.

    "She couldn't wait to unbox her new smartphone and test the camera."
  2. 2

    To record or stream the process of opening a newly purchased product, typically for an online audience.

    "Tech vloggers often unbox rare collectibles to show every detail to their viewers."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in English by combining the negative prefix 'un-' (from Old English 'on-' and 'un-') with the noun 'box' (derived from Late Latin 'buxus' and Greek 'pyxos'). The verb usage gained significant modern prominence with the rise of e-commerce and internet culture, particularly referring to the act of opening product packaging on video.

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