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# unaddressed

adjective (unaddressed)

«unaddressed» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unaddressed means not dealt with, solved or talked about yet, like an unaddressed problem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaddressed/#m1)
2. An unaddressed letter or parcel has no address written on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaddressed/#m2)

### In the lessons

In formal and school talk: «the issue remains unaddressed» means nobody has fixed it yet. In everyday life an unaddressed envelope cannot be posted. In stories, unaddressed worries or problems often grow until a character faces them.

### Examples

- The broken swing is still unaddressed after a month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaddressed/#x1)
- The letter was unaddressed, so the post office sent it back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaddressed/#x2)
- Bullying that is left unaddressed can get worse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaddressed/#x3)
- Some questions remained unaddressed at the meeting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaddressed/#x4)
- Her worries went unaddressed until she told her teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaddressed/#x5)
- Please don't post an unaddressed envelope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaddressed/#x6)

### Note

«Un-» means not. Often in the pattern «go unaddressed» or «remain unaddressed». A rather formal word; in everyday speech people say «not sorted» or «ignored».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unaddressed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unaddressed/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unaddressed» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unaddressed.html) on Mova free.