--- title: U — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 8 description: The 584 words of the English dictionary under U, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/page/8/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / U # U — The English dictionary · page 8 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Undiscovered means not yet found or known about by anyone.[↗](../../undiscovered/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Undiscovered can mean not yet famous or noticed, as an undiscovered talent.[↗](../../undiscovered/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There may be thousands of undiscovered insects in the rainforest.[↗](../../undiscovered/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirates' treasure remained undiscovered for hundreds of years.[↗](../../undiscovered/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The deep ocean is full of undiscovered creatures.[↗](../../undiscovered/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our secret den stayed undiscovered all summer.[↗](../../undiscovered/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She was an undiscovered singer until the talent show.[↗](../../undiscovered/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The planet was undiscovered until astronomers saw it through a telescope.[↗](../../undiscovered/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If no adventurer were cast on the undiscovered island--it would remain undiscovered.[↗](../../undiscovered/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **undisputed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Undisputed means accepted by everyone, so no one argues about it: «the undisputed champion».[↗](../../undisputed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It also means certainly true and not questioned: «an undisputed fact».[↗](../../undisputed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She is the undisputed chess champion of our school.[↗](../../undisputed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is an undisputed fact that the Earth goes round the Sun.[↗](../../undisputed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The lion is the undisputed king of the pride.[↗](../../undisputed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our cat is the undisputed boss of the house.[↗](../../undisputed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The boxer became the undisputed world champion.[↗](../../undisputed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · His talent for drawing is undisputed.[↗](../../undisputed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The vanquished Cock immediately came out of his corner, and ruled henceforth with undisputed mastery.[↗](../../undisputed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **undissolved** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Undissolved means not dissolved: still solid in a liquid, not mixed in so that it disappears.[↗](../../undissolved/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Some sugar was left undissolved at the bottom of the cup.[↗](../../undissolved/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sand stays undissolved in water.[↗](../../undissolved/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Filter the mixture to remove the undissolved solid.[↗](../../undissolved/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Stir longer if there are undissolved crystals.[↗](../../undissolved/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Warm water leaves less salt undissolved.[↗](../../undissolved/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The undissolved tablet sat in the glass.[↗](../../undissolved/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Record how much stayed undissolved.[↗](../../undissolved/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **undistributed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not shared out or given out yet: undistributed money, undistributed food.[↗](../../undistributed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (business) Profits kept by a company instead of being paid to the owners.[↗](../../undistributed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (logic) A term not covering all members of its group, as in «the undistributed middle», a mistake in reasoning.[↗](../../undistributed/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The charity had 200 undistributed food parcels.[↗](../../undistributed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Of 64 leaflets, 50 were given out, so 14 remained undistributed.[↗](../../undistributed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The prize money is still undistributed.[↗](../../undistributed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Undistributed profits stay in the company.[↗](../../undistributed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some medicine stayed undistributed in the warehouse.[↗](../../undistributed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «All cats have legs; all dogs have legs; so all dogs are cats» — the error of the undistributed middle.[↗](../../undistributed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **undisturbed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Undisturbed means not interrupted or bothered: she slept undisturbed.[↗](../../undisturbed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Undisturbed also means not moved or changed: the dust lay undisturbed.[↗](../../undisturbed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby slept undisturbed all night.[↗](../../undisturbed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ancient tomb lay undisturbed for centuries.[↗](../../undisturbed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Please leave the bird's nest undisturbed.[↗](../../undisturbed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I like to read undisturbed in my room.[↗](../../undisturbed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The snow was undisturbed until we ran across it.[↗](../../undisturbed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The forest remained undisturbed by people.[↗](../../undisturbed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Only Wildrose was undisturbed, and slept sweetly through it all.[↗](../../undisturbed/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **undivided** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Undivided attention or support is complete and given to only one thing.[↗](../../undivided/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something undivided is whole and not split into parts.[↗](../../undivided/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please give me your undivided attention.[↗](../../undivided/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby needed her mother's undivided attention.[↗](../../undivided/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach had the team's undivided attention.[↗](../../undivided/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The farm was passed down undivided to the eldest son.[↗](../../undivided/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fans gave the team their undivided support.[↗](../../undivided/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your phone away so the speaker gets your undivided attention.[↗](../../undivided/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Let my heart be undivided in Thy statutes, in order that I may not be put to shame.[↗](../../undivided/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.80, JPS 1917)[↗](../../undivided/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **undo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To undo is to turn something back to how it was before.[↗](../../undo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To undo is to open something that is tied or fastened, like a knot, a button or a zip.[↗](../../undo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* On a computer, Undo cancels the last thing you did.[↗](../../undo/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dividing undoes multiplying: 3 × 4 = 12, so 12 ÷ 3 = 4.[↗](../../undo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Adding 5 undoes taking 5 away.[↗](../../undo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · To find the start, undo each change.[↗](../../undo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you undo this knot in my shoelace?[↗](../../undo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Undo your top button if you feel hot.[↗](../../undo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Press undo to bring back the deleted word.[↗](../../undo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · You cannot undo a mean word once it is said.[↗](../../undo/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Subtracting 7 undoes adding 7.[↗](../../undo/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But he could not undo the string.[↗](../../undo/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the fetters of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?[↗](../../undo/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.58.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../undo/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **undocumented** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Undocumented means not written down or recorded anywhere.[↗](../../undocumented/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An undocumented person (often a migrant) is living in a country without the official papers that allow them to be there; this is a polite term.[↗](../../undocumented/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Much of the village's history is undocumented.[↗](../../undocumented/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The game has an undocumented secret level.[↗](../../undocumented/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many undocumented workers pick fruit on farms.[↗](../../undocumented/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The scientist's early experiments were undocumented, so no one could check them.[↗](../../undocumented/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Undocumented migrants can find it hard to see a doctor.[↗](../../undocumented/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This bug is undocumented, so please write it up.[↗](../../undocumented/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **undone** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Undone means not fastened or tied: an undone shoelace, button or zip.[↗](../../undone/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Undone means not finished or not done: work left undone.[↗](../../undone/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In old stories, «undone» means ruined or defeated.[↗](../../undone/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Something that cannot be undone cannot be changed back to how it was.[↗](../../undone/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your shoelace is undone — tie it before you trip.[↗](../../undone/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His top button came undone.[↗](../../undone/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some jobs were left undone.[↗](../../undone/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The knot came undone in the wind.[↗](../../undone/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I clicked undo, and the change was undone.[↗](../../undone/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Her zip was undone.[↗](../../undone/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · What is done cannot be undone.[↗](../../undone/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the children of Israel spoke unto Moses, saying: 'Behold, we perish, we are undone, we are all undone.[↗](../../undone/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.17.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../undone/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh; he hath given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, unto Sihon king of the Amorites.[↗](../../undone/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.21.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../undone/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · My zeal hath undone me, because mine adversaries have forgotten Thy words.[↗](../../undone/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.139, JPS 1917)[↗](../../undone/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · These things will I do, and I will not leave them undone.[↗](../../undone/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.42.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../undone/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion: 'How are we undone\![↗](../../undone/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.9.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../undone/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **undoubtedly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Undoubtedly means certainly, without any doubt; it is sure to be true.[↗](../../undoubtedly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She is undoubtedly the fastest runner in the school.[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It will undoubtedly rain tomorrow.[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad was undoubtedly the richest animal on the river.[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Undoubtedly, this is the best pizza I've had.[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog was undoubtedly hungry.[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Exercise is undoubtedly good for you.[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw.[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But this arrangement is undoubtedly an interpolation of a later time, as the author of the book "Yezirah" lived many years before Ptolemy.[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · III, 2, prove undoubtedly that he had no knowledge whatever of natural science, and therefore his annotations on the book "Yezirah" are of little or no use at all.[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The Sefer Yetzirah and the Hilclmt Yetzirali. mentioned in these passages are undoubtedly our original Sefer Yetzirah, from which was borrowed the Baraitha beginning with the words of the Sefer Yetzirah: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../undoubtedly/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **undress** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To take off your clothes, or to take someone's clothes off (like a baby or doll).[↗](../../undress/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun, formal or jokey) «in a state of undress» means not fully dressed.[↗](../../undress/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Undress and get into your pyjamas.[↗](../../undress/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum undressed the baby for the bath.[↗](../../undress/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We undressed quickly in the changing room.[↗](../../undress/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor asked him to undress to the waist.[↗](../../undress/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He got undressed and jumped into bed.[↗](../../undress/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She answered the door in a state of undress.[↗](../../undress/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She undressed herself and got into the water.[↗](../../undress/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you; ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed vines.[↗](../../undress/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.25.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../undress/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather; it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.[↗](../../undress/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.25.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../undress/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **undue** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Undue means more than is needed, right or sensible; too much.[↗](../../undue/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) Undue can also mean not yet owed or due to be paid.[↗](../../undue/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Try not to put undue pressure on yourself before the test.[↗](../../undue/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus arrived without undue delay.[↗](../../undue/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The loud phone drew undue attention to him.[↗](../../undue/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors said there was no cause for undue worry.[↗](../../undue/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't place undue weight on one leg after the sprain.[↗](../../undue/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach gave undue praise to only one player.[↗](../../undue/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **undulate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To undulate is to move up and down or side to side in smooth waves.[↗](../../undulate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Land or a surface that undulates has a gentle wavy shape, with soft rises and dips.[↗](../../undulate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The snake undulated across the sand.[↗](../../undulate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The road undulated over gentle hills.[↗](../../undulate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Seaweed undulates in the waves.[↗](../../undulate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We walked through undulating farmland.[↗](../../undulate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The flag undulated in the breeze.[↗](../../undulate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A ribbon undulated behind the gymnast.[↗](../../undulate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Upon my word, as the head came waving and undulating through the air, and reaching almost within arm's length of Prince Jason, it was a very hideous and uncomfortable sight.[↗](../../undulate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **unduly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unduly means more than is right, necessary or reasonable; too much (formal).[↗](../../unduly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't be unduly worried about the test.[↗](../../unduly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The punishment was unduly harsh.[↗](../../unduly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher was not unduly concerned about the noise.[↗](../../unduly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Prices were unduly high.[↗](../../unduly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He was unduly proud of his small win.[↗](../../unduly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Please don't be unduly alarmed.[↗](../../unduly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **undyed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Undyed means not coloured with dye; still its natural colour, like undyed wool or cotton.[↗](../../undyed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sheep's wool was undyed and creamy white.[↗](../../undyed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought undyed cotton bags to decorate in art.[↗](../../undyed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Undyed yarn looks natural and soft.[↗](../../undyed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Natural honey is undyed – its colour comes from the flowers.[↗](../../undyed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people prefer undyed hair.[↗](../../undyed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The class dipped undyed fabric into beetroot juice.[↗](../../undyed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **undying** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Lasting for ever; never fading or ending.[↗](../../undying/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The queen swore undying love to her people.[↗](../../undying/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He held an undying hatred for his rival.[↗](../../undying/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Their friendship was undying.[↗](../../undying/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **unearthly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Strange and eerie, as if it belonged to a world other than ours.[↗](../../unearthly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Very early or very late: at an unearthly hour.[↗](../../unearthly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An unearthly howl came from the hill.[↗](../../unearthly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The maiden's eyes shone with an unearthly light.[↗](../../unearthly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Why are you up at this unearthly hour?[↗](../../unearthly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **uneasily** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Uneasily means in a worried, nervous or uncomfortable way.[↗](../../uneasily/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Uneasily can also mean awkwardly or not settled, like two things sitting uneasily together.[↗](../../uneasily/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She looked around uneasily in the dark corridor.[↗](../../uneasily/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He laughed uneasily at the strange joke.[↗](../../uneasily/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog sniffed the air uneasily.[↗](../../uneasily/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom shifted uneasily in his seat when the teacher asked who did it.[↗](../../uneasily/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The two ideas sit uneasily together.[↗](../../uneasily/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We waited uneasily for the test results.[↗](../../uneasily/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **uneasiness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A worried or uncomfortable feeling; not feeling calm or sure that all is well.[↗](../../uneasiness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I felt a little uneasiness before the test.[↗](../../uneasiness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An uneasiness spread through the hall.[↗](../../uneasiness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Her uneasiness grew when the door creaked.[↗](../../uneasiness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **uneasy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Uneasy means worried, nervous or uncomfortable, feeling that something is wrong.[↗](../../uneasy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Uneasy also means not settled or likely to change («an uneasy peace»).[↗](../../uneasy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I felt uneasy when the stranger kept looking at me.[↗](../../uneasy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog seemed uneasy before the storm.[↗](../../uneasy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was an uneasy silence after the argument.[↗](../../uneasy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If you feel uneasy, trust that feeling and tell an adult.[↗](../../uneasy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She was uneasy about leaving her little brother alone.[↗](../../uneasy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The deep, dark woods made him uneasy.[↗](../../uneasy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The two teams had an uneasy truce.[↗](../../uneasy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My tummy felt uneasy before the test.[↗](../../uneasy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Along the way he felt very uneasy.[↗](../../uneasy/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **uneducated** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Uneducated means having had little or no schooling or education.[↗](../../uneducated/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Uneducated can also describe speech, writing or guesses that show little knowledge.[↗](../../uneducated/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In Victorian times many poor children were uneducated.[↗](../../uneducated/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Free schools mean fewer people grow up uneducated.[↗](../../uneducated/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Being uneducated is not the same as being unintelligent.[↗](../../uneducated/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My first answer was just an uneducated guess.[↗](../../uneducated/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Malala fought so girls would not stay uneducated.[↗](../../uneducated/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Calling someone uneducated because of their accent is unfair.[↗](../../uneducated/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The robbers were all uneducated, and thought that the leader was merely singing a song as usual.[↗](../../uneducated/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **unemployed** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unemployed means not having a paid job, though able and wanting to work.[↗](../../unemployed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The unemployed are all the people without jobs.[↗](../../unemployed/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My uncle has been unemployed since the factory closed.[↗](../../unemployed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The unemployed can get help to find new jobs.[↗](../../unemployed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She was unemployed for a few months, then found work.[↗](../../unemployed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If 5 of 100 workers are unemployed, that is 5 percent.[↗](../../unemployed/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He's not unemployed; he's between jobs, he says.[↗](../../unemployed/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people became unemployed when the mine shut.[↗](../../unemployed/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **unemployment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Unemployment is when people who want a job and can work cannot find one.[↗](../../unemployment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Unemployment is also the number or share of people in a country who have no job but are looking for one.[↗](../../unemployment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US, Canada) «Unemployment» can mean money from the government for people who lost their job, as in «he's on unemployment».[↗](../../unemployment/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Unemployment went up when the steelworks closed.[↗](../../unemployment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The unemployment rate fell to four per cent.[↗](../../unemployment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad was out of work for months, and unemployment made things tight at home.[↗](../../unemployment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The government helps people during unemployment with benefits.[↗](../../unemployment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story, unemployment meant long queues for food.[↗](../../unemployment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Training new skills can help people out of unemployment.[↗](../../unemployment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The news said unemployment is lower in the 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