undiscovered

«undiscovered» in Mova's school dictionary: not yet found or known about by anyone — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (undiscovered)

meaning for a pupil

1) Undiscovered means not yet found or known about by anyone. tree →

2) Undiscovered can mean not yet famous or noticed, as an undiscovered talent. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and geography, scientists believe there are many undiscovered species in the deep sea and the rainforest; in stories, undiscovered treasure, islands and secrets drive adventures. It tells the reader something exists but is still hidden. Phrases: «undiscovered species», «remain undiscovered», «an undiscovered talent».

examples

• There may be thousands of undiscovered insects in the rainforest. tree →
• The pirates' treasure remained undiscovered for hundreds of years. tree →
• The deep ocean is full of undiscovered creatures. tree →
• Our secret den stayed undiscovered all summer. tree →
• She was an undiscovered singer until the talent show. tree →
• The planet was undiscovered until astronomers saw it through a telescope. tree →
• If no adventurer were cast on the undiscovered island--it would remain undiscovered. tree →

note

«Un-» means not: not discovered. Trap: «undiscovered» does not mean nonexistent — it exists but nobody has found it. Not the same as «uncovered» (with its cover taken off, or found out).

Trees and pragmatics

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