unattended

«unattended» in Mova's school dictionary: left alone, with no one looking after or watching it — 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

meaning for a pupil

1) Unattended means left alone, with no one looking after or watching it. tree →

2) It can also mean not dealt with or not cared for. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons and public announcements it is very common: «Do not leave bags unattended» at airports and stations; «never leave a candle, cooking pot or young child unattended». In stories, an unattended gate lets animals escape. Phrases: «left unattended», «unattended bag», «never leave ... unattended».

examples

• Please do not leave your bags unattended. tree →
• Never leave a pan unattended on the stove. tree →
• The lifeguard tower was unattended, so we did not swim. tree →
• Small children must not be left unattended near water. tree →
• An unattended candle can start a fire. tree →
• The shop counter was unattended for a minute. tree →

note

Adjective from «un-» + «attended», with double t. Usually after verbs: «be left unattended». Not related to «attend school» meaning go; here «attend» means look after.

In the corpora

• You do not touch an unattended bag on a platform; you tell staff, who will check it.

Trees and pragmatics

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