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# unanswered

adjective

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

## Everyday

1. Unanswered means not answered or not replied to: an unanswered question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unanswered/#m1)
2. Unanswered can describe something not responded to, like a phone call or a challenge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unanswered/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school an unanswered question on a test gets no marks. In stories and science, unanswered questions are mysteries still to solve. In church life people sometimes speak of unanswered prayers. Phrases: unanswered questions, left unanswered, an unanswered call.

### Examples

- There were two unanswered questions on my test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unanswered/#x1)
- The phone rang unanswered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unanswered/#x2)
- Some questions about space are still unanswered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unanswered/#x3)
- Her letter went unanswered for weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unanswered/#x4)
- Don't leave any question unanswered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unanswered/#x5)
- Some people feel their prayers are unanswered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unanswered/#x6)

### Note

Prefix un- (not) + answered. Often after «go», «remain» or «leave»: went unanswered, remained unanswered. Tip: in tests, answer every question; an unanswered one scores zero.

## On Mova

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