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# unverified

«unverified» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not checked or proved to be true or correct** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (unverified)

### meaning for a pupil

Not checked or proved to be true or correct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unverified/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In media and online-safety lessons: unverified stories, claims and accounts may be false; check reliable sources before sharing. In science: unverified results need more tests. In news: «unverified reports». Phrases: «unverified claims», «unverified reports», «unverified account».

### examples

- The news report was based on unverified rumours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unverified/#x1)
- Don't share unverified stories online. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unverified/#x2)
- His claim that he saw a ghost is unverified. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unverified/#x3)
- Unverified accounts may be fake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unverified/#x4)
- Scientists repeated the test because the results were unverified. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unverified/#x5)
- The rumour about a snow day was unverified, so we still went to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unverified/#x6)

### note

Opposite: «verified» (checked). Verb: «verify». Unverified does not mean false – it means not yet checked. Treat it with caution.

### Trees and pragmatics

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