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# untouched

adjective

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

## Everyday

1. Untouched means not touched, not handled or not used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#m1)
2. Untouched food has not been eaten. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#m2)
3. Untouched means not damaged or changed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#m3)
4. Untouched can mean not affected emotionally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories: «her dinner lay untouched» shows a character is upset or ill. In geography and nature: «untouched rainforest» has not been changed by people. In news: a house «untouched by the fire» was not damaged.

### Examples

- His dinner lay untouched on the plate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#x1)
- The forest is still untouched by roads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#x2)
- The houses on the hill were untouched by the flood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#x3)
- The present sat untouched under the tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#x4)
- She left her drink untouched. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#x5)
- Some beaches remain untouched and wild. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#x6)
- He seemed untouched by the sad story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#x7)
- But no, the keys were safe in their usual place, and the cupboard looked quite untouched. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/untouched/#x8)

### Note

Opposite: touched, used, damaged. Often followed by «by». In maths: if 3 of 10 cookies were eaten, 7 are untouched.

## On Mova

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