unbox

«unbox» in Mova's school dictionary: to take it out of its box or packaging — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (unbox, unboxes, unboxed, unboxing); noun (unboxing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To unbox something is to take it out of its box or packaging. tree →

2) An unboxing (video) is a film of someone opening a new product and showing it, popular online. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life children watch unboxing videos of toys and gadgets. In media lessons they learn that many unboxing videos are paid adverts, even when they look like a friend sharing, so they should look for «ad» or «sponsored». In computing, «unboxing» also means taking a value out of a wrapper, a programming idea. Phrases: «unbox a new phone», «unboxing video».

examples

• We unboxed the new laptop and set it up. tree →
• Unboxing videos show people opening toys. tree →
• Some unboxing videos are paid adverts. tree →
• Recycle the cardboard after you unbox your present. tree →
• I couldn't wait to unbox my birthday parcel. tree →
• The YouTuber unboxed a new games console. tree →

note

Regular verb; third person «unboxes». The noun «unboxing» is countable (an unboxing, unboxings). Look for words like «ad», «sponsored» or «gifted» to spot paid videos.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unbox» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.