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# unattended

«unattended» in Mova's school dictionary: **left alone, with no one looking after or watching it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Unattended means left alone, with no one looking after or watching it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unattended/#m1)

2) It can also mean not dealt with or not cared for. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unattended/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons and public announcements it is very common: «Do not leave bags unattended» at airports and stations; «never leave a candle, cooking pot or young child unattended». In stories, an unattended gate lets animals escape. Phrases: «left unattended», «unattended bag», «never leave ... unattended».

### examples

- Please do not leave your bags unattended. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unattended/#x1)
- Never leave a pan unattended on the stove. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unattended/#x2)
- The lifeguard tower was unattended, so we did not swim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unattended/#x3)
- Small children must not be left unattended near water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unattended/#x4)
- An unattended candle can start a fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unattended/#x5)
- The shop counter was unattended for a minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unattended/#x6)

### note

Adjective from «un-» + «attended», with double t. Usually after verbs: «be left unattended». Not related to «attend school» meaning go; here «attend» means look after.

### In the corpora

- [You do not touch an unattended bag on a platform; you tell staff, who will check it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/270-trains-and-subways/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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