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# unannounced

«unannounced» in Mova's school dictionary: **happening or arriving without anyone being told…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (unannounced); also used as an adverb

### meaning for a pupil

Unannounced means happening or arriving without anyone being told beforehand; unexpected and without warning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: a guest turning up unannounced, a surprise test, an unannounced school inspection. In stories it creates surprise or tension when someone arrives without warning. Phrases: «turn up unannounced», «arrive unannounced», «an unannounced visit».

### examples

- Grandma turned up unannounced with a cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x1)
- The inspectors made an unannounced visit to the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x2)
- We had an unannounced fire drill this morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x3)
- The teacher gave an unannounced spelling test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x4)
- A fox walked into the garden unannounced. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x5)
- The band played an unannounced song at the end of the show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/#x6)

### note

Spelling: double n – «un-» + «announced». Can follow a verb like an adverb: «she arrived unannounced».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unannounced» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unannounced/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.