Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Not being attended to, looked after, or watched: an unattended fire.
- adj. Having no attendants: unattended gasoline pumps.
- adj. Not being paid attention to or listened to: an unattended question.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not attended; not accompanied; having no retinue or attendance; without a guardian. Not attended to; not dressed: as, unattended wounds.
Wiktionary
- adj. not attended
WordNet 3.0
- adj. lacking a caretaker
- adj. lacking accompaniment or a guard or escort
- adj. not watched
Etymologies
- un- + attended (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I've gotten to the point of downloading all the standalone installers and running them all in unattended mode from a. cmd script.”
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“We tear around the house, sticking fingers in unattended saucepans, risking furious yells by opening the fridge and PEEKING; we laugh wildly and imagine the things le pere Noel will bring.”
“We have a saying in Arabic: unattended money encourages theft.”
“Weighing about 8.5 tonnes, Tiangong-1 is able to perform long-term unattended operation, which will be an essential step toward building a space station.”
“I am really sorry that Julian made a very expensive mistake like this, and left his coins unattended in vehicle I believe overnight if I am reading the stories correctly.”
“Capable of recording hundreds of telephone calls unattended!”
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“Firing the weapons by electronic ignition requires no moving parts, allowing reliable long term unattended weapon operation.”
“Also important, the new system can run much longer without intervention -- several hours compared to just a few minutes for even the best existing ones -- which will allow for long-term unattended operation.”
“Having your baby in your room and never leaving her unattended are the best ways to keep your baby safe.”
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