unaccompanied

«unaccompanied» in Mova's school dictionary: alone, without anyone going with you — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (unaccompanied)

meaning for a pupil

1) Unaccompanied means alone, without anyone going with you. tree →

2) An unaccompanied child or minor is a child travelling or staying somewhere without a parent or guardian. tree →

3) In music, unaccompanied means sung or played alone, without other instruments. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety rules, «unaccompanied children» are often not allowed in places like swimming pools, shops or cinemas: «No unaccompanied under-8s». Airlines have special help for unaccompanied minors who fly alone. At airports and stations, «unaccompanied bags» must be reported, not touched. In music lessons, a choir may sing «unaccompanied» (a cappella). Phrases: «unaccompanied minor», «unaccompanied luggage».

examples

• Children under eight must not swim unaccompanied. tree →
• The airline looked after the unaccompanied child. tree →
• Report any unaccompanied bags to staff. tree →
• The choir sang unaccompanied. tree →
• No unaccompanied children in the shop, please. tree →
• She travelled unaccompanied for the first time. tree →
• The unaccompanied dog wandered down the street. tree →

note

Prefix un- + accompanied (from «accompany»). Spelling: double c, -nied. Safety: never touch or open an unaccompanied bag; tell an adult or staff.

In the corpora

• A child flying alone, an unaccompanied minor, stays with the airline staff member who looks after them.

Trees and pragmatics

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