unexpected

«unexpected» in Mova's school dictionary: Not expected; surprising because you did not think it… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (unexpected); adverb unexpectedly; noun the unexpected

meaning for a pupil

1) Not expected; surprising because you did not think it would happen. tree →

2) (noun «the unexpected») Things that surprise you: «Expect the unexpected.» tree →

sense in the lessons

Very common in stories, where unexpected events make a plot exciting («an unexpected visitor»). In science, an unexpected result in an experiment is something to check and think about. In safety: be ready for the unexpected. Phrases: «unexpected guest», «the unexpected», «quite unexpected».

examples

• We had an unexpected visitor at the door. tree →
• The test result was unexpected: the plant grew faster in the dark. tree →
• An unexpected storm ruined the picnic. tree →
• Expect the unexpected when you go camping. tree →
• Her unexpected gift made me smile. tree →
• The answer 0 was unexpected, so we checked our working. tree →
• What an unexpected sight met his gaze! tree →

note

Takes «an»: «an unexpected surprise». Opposite: expected, predicted. In science, an unexpected result is not automatically wrong; check the method and repeat.

In the corpora

• Games taught some unexpected things.
• An emergency fund is money kept for unexpected costs; a £250 repair from a £500 pot leaves £250.

Trees and pragmatics

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