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# unexpected

«unexpected» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not expected; surprising because you did not think it…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (unexpected); adverb unexpectedly; noun the unexpected

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not expected; surprising because you did not think it would happen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unexpected/#m1)

2) (noun «the unexpected») Things that surprise you: «Expect the unexpected.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unexpected/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Very common in stories, where unexpected events make a plot exciting («an unexpected visitor»). In science, an unexpected result in an experiment is something to check and think about. In safety: be ready for the unexpected. Phrases: «unexpected guest», «the unexpected», «quite unexpected».

### examples

- We had an unexpected visitor at the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unexpected/#x1)
- The test result was unexpected: the plant grew faster in the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unexpected/#x2)
- An unexpected storm ruined the picnic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unexpected/#x3)
- Expect the unexpected when you go camping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unexpected/#x4)
- Her unexpected gift made me smile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unexpected/#x5)
- The answer 0 was unexpected, so we checked our working. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unexpected/#x6)
- What an unexpected sight met his gaze! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unexpected/#x7)

### note

Takes «an»: «an unexpected surprise». Opposite: expected, predicted. In science, an unexpected result is not automatically wrong; check the method and repeat.

### In the corpora

- [Games taught some unexpected things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/424-teamwork-strategy-and-minecraft-building/12/)
- [An emergency fund is money kept for unexpected costs; a £250 repair from a £500 pot leaves £250.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/25-saving-for-holidays-and-big-things/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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