unasked

«unasked» in Mova's school dictionary: not asked: an unasked question is one nobody has asked — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unasked); also unasked-for

meaning for a pupil

1) Unasked means not asked: an unasked question is one nobody has asked. tree →

2) Unasked (or unasked-for) means given or done without anyone asking: unasked-for advice. tree →

3) Unasked can mean without being invited: he came to the party unasked. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and everyday life, unasked-for advice or help can be kind or annoying; an unasked guest arrives without invitation. In lessons, an «unasked question» is one that still needs to be asked. Plain words: not asked, uninvited.

examples

• She helped me unasked, which was very kind. tree →
• He gave me lots of unasked-for advice about my drawing. tree →
• The cat came into the house unasked. tree →
• One question was left unasked. tree →
• Don't go to someone's party unasked. tree →
• The unasked question was: who took the cake? tree →

note

Made from «un-» (not) + «asked». «Unasked-for» goes before a noun with hyphens: unasked-for advice. Similar: uninvited, unrequested.

Trees and pragmatics

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