unhurt
part of speech
adjective (unhurt; usually after a verb)
meaning for a pupil
Unhurt means not injured or harmed, especially after an accident or danger. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in news and stories after accidents, falls, crashes and fires: «escaped unhurt», «was found unhurt». It tells the reader that someone was in danger but is safe.
examples
- The driver escaped unhurt from the crash. tree →
- Luckily the cat was unhurt after its fall. tree →
- All the children were unhurt when the fire alarm went off. tree →
- The climber was found cold but unhurt. tree →
- He fell off his bike but got up unhurt. tree →
- Everyone on the boat was brought ashore unhurt. tree →
- In this way you will be able to get through the wood unhurt.’ tree →
note
Usually used after verbs like «be», «escape», «come out»: «She was unhurt». We rarely say «an unhurt boy»; we say «an uninjured boy». Same meaning as «uninjured», «unharmed».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «unhurt» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.