unclaimed

CEFRB2

/əˈnkleɪmd/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not asked for or taken by anyone.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not claimed.

Examples

  • The unclaimed items were sold off at auction.

  • Wes dug through the unclaimed baggage, looking for something to pawn.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

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In context

  • Any unclaimed items of luggage may be destroyed.

  • On his first day, Safdar went with another driver to collect one of the unclaimed bodies frequently found on the streets of Karachi.

  • The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.

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The lost luggage sat at the airport for weeks, blank by any passenger.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + claimed.