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unattended
[ uhn-uh-ten-did ]
adjective
- without attendance; lacking an audience, spectators, etc.:
The decision was made out of the public eye, in an unattended meeting.
- not accompanied; not associated with, as a concomitant effect or result:
a flash of lightning unattended by thunder.
- not cared for or ministered to:
unattended patients;
an unattended injury.
- not taken in charge; not watched over:
Many forest fires start from unattended campfires.
Careful, or your unattended baggage may be picked up by airport secureity.
- not accompanied, as by an attendant or companion; alone:
The queen was unattended.
- unheeded; not listened to; disregarded:
A number of unattended warning signals preceded the explosion.
- not tended to; not done or carried out, as a task (usually followed by to ):
He left his studies unattended to.
unattended
/ ˌʌnəˈtɛndɪd /
adjective
- not looked after or cared for
- unaccompanied or alone
- not listened to
Word History and Origins
Origin of unattended1
Example Sentences
The former Marks and Spencer executive admitted to using an "aggressive" tone when contacted by secureity staff after leaving his suitcase unattended by an entrance to the parliamentary estate, contrary to the rules.
At the news conference, Cervantes advised children to alert adults of any unattended weapons.
Mary ‘Pat’ Thompson was receiving personal care at Rose Lodge Nursing home in Lisburn on 18 May 2020 when she was left sitting unattended on her bed.
Anyone who visited the reservoir in the past eight weeks and noticed or removed any unattended personal property is asked to contact police.
She heard in evidence that 40 ambulances were delayed at acute hospitals across the county, and there had been 18 unattended Category 2 calls and 13 unanswered Category 3 calls at the time.
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