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# unasked

adjective (unasked); also unasked-for

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

## Everyday

1. Unasked means not asked: an unasked question is one nobody has asked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unasked/#m1)
2. Unasked (or unasked-for) means given or done without anyone asking: unasked-for advice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unasked/#m2)
3. Unasked can mean without being invited: he came to the party unasked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unasked/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and everyday life, unasked-for advice or help can be kind or annoying; an unasked guest arrives without invitation. In lessons, an «unasked question» is one that still needs to be asked. Plain words: not asked, uninvited.

### Examples

- She helped me unasked, which was very kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unasked/#x1)
- He gave me lots of unasked-for advice about my drawing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unasked/#x2)
- The cat came into the house unasked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unasked/#x3)
- One question was left unasked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unasked/#x4)
- Don't go to someone's party unasked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unasked/#x5)
- The unasked question was: who took the cake? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unasked/#x6)

### Note

Made from «un-» (not) + «asked». «Unasked-for» goes before a noun with hyphens: unasked-for advice. Similar: uninvited, unrequested.

## On Mova

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