unobserved

«unobserved» in Mova's school dictionary: Not seen or noticed by anyone — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unobserved)

meaning for a pupil

1) Not seen or noticed by anyone. tree →

2) (science) Not yet watched or recorded. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories: a character slips away unobserved, which tells the reader nobody saw. In science: an unobserved event has not been seen or measured. In safety: young children should not be left unobserved near water.

examples

• The cat crept into the kitchen unobserved. tree →
• She left the party unobserved. tree →
• Never leave a toddler unobserved near a pool. tree →
• The rare bird had gone unobserved for many years. tree →
• The thief hoped to pass unobserved. tree →
• Scientists set up cameras so the animals were watched, not unobserved. tree →

note

Often «go unobserved», «pass unobserved», «leave unobserved». Takes «an». Similar: unseen, unnoticed. Opposite: observed.

Trees and pragmatics

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