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# unopened

«unopened» in Mova's school dictionary: **not opened yet; still closed or sealed** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Unopened means not opened yet; still closed or sealed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unopened/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety, food and medicine that are unopened stay fresh longer; an unopened letter has not been read. In stories, an unopened box or letter builds mystery. Phrases: «unopened letter», «unopened packet», «left unopened».

### examples

- There was an unopened letter on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unopened/#x1)
- Keep the juice in the fridge once it is opened; unopened cartons can stay in the cupboard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unopened/#x2)
- Three presents were still unopened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unopened/#x3)
- Return the toy unopened if you want a refund. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unopened/#x4)
- The mystery box lay unopened in the attic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unopened/#x5)
- Never eat food from a packet that looks unopened but is damaged. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unopened/#x6)

### note

Adjective; «un-» + «opened». Opposite: «opened». Spelt with one p, then -ened.

### Trees and pragmatics

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