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Definition of "unattended" []

  • Not being attended to, looked after, or watched: an unattended fire. (adjective)
  • Having no attendants: unattended gasoline pumps. (adjective)
  • Not being paid attention to or listened to: an unattended question. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "unattended" in a sentence
  • "I've gotten to the point of downloading all the standalone installers and running them all in unattended mode from a. cmd script."
  • "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."