Unmet Meaning
/(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot met; unfulfilled; not achieved
adjNot met., Not encountered; unencountered.
Sentence Examples
The charity aims to help people with various unmet medical needs.
If a goal remains unmet, we must analyze the reasons for the failure.
The charity works to address the unmet needs of children.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The students' need for better textbooks remained ____ despite many complaints.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researchers found that there are several ____ needs in the local community that the government should address soon today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English met English unmet From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + met (the past participle of meet (“to come face to face with, encounter; to comply with, satisfy”)); probably related to Old English ungemet (“unmet”) (chiefly used as part of a compound)—the word is not attested in Middle English. Ġemet in ungemet is possibly a past participle form of ġemētan (“to come upon, encounter, meet; to discover, find”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"VVindes looſe their ſtrength, vvhen they do empty fly, / Vn-met of vvoods or buildings; […]"
— 1603 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, Seianus His Fall, London: […] G[eorge] Elld, for Thomas Thorpe, published 1605, →OCLC, Act V, signature K, verso:
"O Ancient Knight, thou sleepest then? / While through this poor land range the heathen men, / Unmet of any but my King and Lord: / Nay, let us see the deeds of thine old sword."
— 1868, William Morris, “August: Ogier the Dane”, in The Earthly Paradise: A Poem, parts [I and II], London: F[rederick] S[tartridge] Ellis, […], →OCLC, page 662:
"One senior CRP [Community Rail Partnership] manager said: "The best thing a CRP can do to help the community is to work to ensure the train service is as relevant and useful as possible to that community (and is well used and stays that way) and that where there is sufficient unmet local need, the service expands to meet it where possible.""
— 2022 March 9, Paul Salveson, “Part of the Community”, in Rail, number 952, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, supplement, pages 30–31:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The students' need for better textbooks remained ____ despite many complaints.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The researchers found that there are several ____ needs in the local community that the government should address soon today.