unbutton

🇺🇸 /ˌʌnˈbʌtn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌnˈbʌtn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

To unfasten the buttons on something, like a shirt or a coat.

She unbuttoned her coat as she entered the warm room.

translation

v. To unfasten the buttons on something, like a shirt or a coat.

Word Forms

3rd Present unbuttons
Past unbuttoned
Perfect unbuttoned
Progressive unbuttoning