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# unread

adjective (unread)

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

## Everyday

1. Unread means not read yet. An unread book or message is one nobody has read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unread/#m1)
2. An unread person is someone who has not read much (rare). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unread/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths: the part not yet read: unread pages, books or messages; usually the total minus what was read. Everyday life: unread emails or texts on a phone. In school: a pile of unread library books. Phrases: unread messages, unread pages, left unread.

### Examples

- She has 12 unread books on her shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unread/#x1)
- The book has 200 pages; 75 are read. How many are unread? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unread/#x2)
- He had 9 unread messages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unread/#x3)
- After reading 4 letters, 3 were still unread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unread/#x4)
- The letter lay unread on the table for a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unread/#x5)
- My phone shows 5 unread texts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unread/#x6)
- Half of the pages are still unread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unread/#x7)
- He returned the library book unread. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unread/#x8)

### Note

Say «un-RED» (like the past form of read). «Un-» means not. Unread = total − read. Trap: if the question gives the unread part, the read part is the total minus it.

## On Mova

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