unread
part of speech
adjective (unread)
meaning for a pupil
1) Unread means not read yet. An unread book or message is one nobody has read. tree →
2) An unread person is someone who has not read much (rare). tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: the part not yet read: unread pages, books or messages; usually the total minus what was read. Everyday life: unread emails or texts on a phone. In school: a pile of unread library books. Phrases: unread messages, unread pages, left unread.
examples
- She has 12 unread books on her shelf. tree →
- The book has 200 pages; 75 are read. How many are unread? tree →
- He had 9 unread messages. tree →
- After reading 4 letters, 3 were still unread. tree →
- The letter lay unread on the table for a week. tree →
- My phone shows 5 unread texts. tree →
- Half of the pages are still unread. tree →
- He returned the library book unread. tree →
note
Say «un-RED» (like the past form of read). «Un-» means not. Unread = total − read. Trap: if the question gives the unread part, the read part is the total minus it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «unread» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.