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# unannounced

adjective (unannounced); also used as an adverb

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

## Everyday

Unannounced means happening or arriving without anyone being told beforehand; unexpected and without warning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: a guest turning up unannounced, a surprise test, an unannounced school inspection. In stories it creates surprise or tension when someone arrives without warning. Phrases: «turn up unannounced», «arrive unannounced», «an unannounced visit».

### Examples

- Grandma turned up unannounced with a cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x1)
- The inspectors made an unannounced visit to the school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x2)
- We had an unannounced fire drill this morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x3)
- The teacher gave an unannounced spelling test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x4)
- A fox walked into the garden unannounced. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x5)
- The band played an unannounced song at the end of the show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: double n – «un-» + «announced». Can follow a verb like an adverb: «she arrived unannounced».

## On Mova

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