Unassisted Meaning
/ˌʌnəˈsɪstɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot assisted; without assistance
advWithout assistance.
Sentence Examples
The young child was finally able to walk unassisted today.
Unassisted means without help or support from another person.
The patient is now able to take a few steps unassisted.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The toddler climbed the stairs ____ without any help from his parents.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was very proud that he was able to finish the entire project ____, without any help from his colleagues today.
Word Origin & History
From un- + assisted.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Moran did not support these women, nor did she believe that women should catch their own babies in an unassisted birth."
— 2012, Laura Kaplan Shanley, Unassisted Childbirth, →ISBN, page 80:
"Imagine if children never got any feedback, such as praise and encouragement, as they learnt to walk and only received it when they could walk unassisted."
— 2006, Diane Louise Szarkowicz, Observations and Reflections in Childhood, →ISBN, page 4:
"[…] he would go alone to the quarry, collect a load of broken stone, and drag it down to the site of the windmill unassisted."
— 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The toddler climbed the stairs ____ without any help from his parents.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was very proud that he was able to finish the entire project ____, without any help from his colleagues today.