Unattended Meaning
/ənəˈtɛndɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot attended; without persons present.
adjNot attended to; not receiving attention.
Sentence Examples
Our trip was unattended by adventures.
Mary blamed Jack for leaving their children unattended.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The luggage was left alone at the station without any owner, so it remained ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please do not leave your bags ____ in the airport, as they may be removed by the local security staff today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English un- English attended English unattended From un- + attended.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Considerable excitement was caused on the L.M.S.R. Aberdeen line out of Perth recently when a shunting engine in Perth North goods yard, whose driver and fireman were absent, was accidentally set in motion by a shunter and set off unattended on to the main line."
— 1941 October, “Notes and News: A Highland Runaway”, in Railway Magazine, page 469:
"I have been attempting to persuade gay organizations and leaders to take this approach, without concrete results. It is a serious failure of gay leadership not to have organized open defiance of sodomy laws, and my own attitude is not to wait for leaders when there is an unattended need."
— 1987 August 15, Tom Keske, “Open Defiance of Sodomy Laws”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 5, page 4:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The luggage was left alone at the station without any owner, so it remained ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Please do not leave your bags ____ in the airport, as they may be removed by the local security staff today.