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# unguarded

adjective

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

## Everyday

1. Unguarded means not watched or protected by anyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unguarded/#m1)
2. An unguarded moment or remark is one when you are not careful and say or show something you meant to keep secret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unguarded/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety talk, an unguarded fire or pool is dangerous because nobody is watching. In sport, an unguarded player or goal is free and open. In stories, a character lets slip a secret «in an unguarded moment». In The Wind in the Willows Toad escapes when the gate is unguarded.

### Examples

- Never leave a fire unguarded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unguarded/#x1)
- The goal was unguarded and he scored easily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unguarded/#x2)
- Toad slipped past the unguarded gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unguarded/#x3)
- In an unguarded moment, she told us her secret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unguarded/#x4)
- The castle was left unguarded at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unguarded/#x5)
- The bags were unguarded on the train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unguarded/#x6)

### Note

Made of «un-» + «guarded». The «u» after g is silent: un-GAR-did.

## On Mova

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