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# unwanted

adjective (unwanted)

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

## Everyday

Not wanted; not needed or not welcome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwanted/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: unwanted gifts, unwanted toys given to charity. In safety and online life: unwanted messages, unwanted contact — tell an adult. In science: unwanted weeds. In maths, unwanted items are those taken away. Phrases: unwanted attention, unwanted gift, unwanted pets.

### Examples

- We gave our unwanted toys to the charity shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwanted/#x1)
- Delete unwanted emails from strangers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwanted/#x2)
- Weeds are unwanted plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwanted/#x3)
- The cat received some unwanted attention from the dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwanted/#x4)
- Many unwanted pets end up in shelters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwanted/#x5)
- He got an unwanted haircut from his big sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwanted/#x6)

### Note

Un- means not. If you get unwanted or scary messages online, tell a trusted adult. In a maths problem, unwanted items are often subtracted from a total.

## On Mova

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