unidentified

«unidentified» in Mova's school dictionary: not known or not recognised: no one knows yet who or what… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unidentified)

meaning for a pupil

1) Unidentified means not known or not recognised: no one knows yet who or what it is. tree →

2) An unidentified flying object (UFO) is something seen in the sky that people cannot explain. tree →

sense in the lessons

In news and police reports, «an unidentified man» means his name is not known. In science, unidentified species or objects are waiting to be named or explained. In stories and films, UFOs and unidentified creatures make mystery. Phrases: «unidentified flying object», «an unidentified person», «for unidentified reasons».

examples

• An unidentified man was seen near the shop. tree →
• The scientists found an unidentified insect in the rainforest. tree →
• A UFO is an unidentified flying object. tree →
• The lost-property box has an unidentified blue jumper. tree →
• The police are trying to find the unidentified driver. tree →
• Most unidentified lights in the sky turn out to be planes or satellites. tree →

note

Adjective. Stress: un-eye-DEN-ti-fied. Myth: «unidentified flying object» does not mean «alien spaceship»; it just means nobody has explained it yet, and most are later found to be ordinary things like balloons, planes or planets.

Trees and pragmatics

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