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# unchecked

adjective; adverb

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

## Everyday

1. Unchecked means not controlled or stopped, so it can grow or spread: the fire spread unchecked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unchecked/#m1)
2. Unchecked also means not looked over or tested: unchecked homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unchecked/#m2)
3. An unchecked box is a box with no tick in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unchecked/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and safety, a disease or fire left unchecked becomes dangerous. In school, unchecked work may have mistakes. On computers, an unchecked box means the option is off. Phrases: go unchecked, left unchecked, spread unchecked.

### Examples

- The weeds grew unchecked in the empty garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unchecked/#x1)
- If left unchecked, the infection can spread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unchecked/#x2)
- The fire burned unchecked for hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unchecked/#x3)
- Don't hand in your work unchecked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unchecked/#x4)
- Leave the box unchecked if you don't want emails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unchecked/#x5)
- His bad temper went unchecked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unchecked/#x6)

### Note

Prefix un- + checked. Often after «go» or «left»: went unchecked. A check mark (US) is a tick (UK).

## On Mova

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