unattended
unattended
Definition
un·at·tended (-ə ten′did)
adjective
- not attended or waited on
- unaccompanied (by or with)
- neglected or ignored
- unattempted
- unattested
- unattired
- unattractive
unattended
Synonyms
unattended
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- cooker: Do not leave pans unattended on the cooker Do not fall asleep on the sofa with a cigarette in your hand!
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- leave: Never leave a child unattended in a car, even with a window open.
Modifies a noun
- backup: Network backup BACKUP can perform unattended backup over a network in two ways.
- candle: The incident involved a small fire in the kitchen which was caused by unattended candles.
- vehicle: Do not leave them in unattended vehicles or tents.
- installation: Not all the sections shown here are required to perform an unattended installation.
- processing: Production Facility The AutoSignal Automation facility allows unattended processing of large numbers of data sets.
- delivery: With unattended deliveries, the wine is left in a safe place agreed by the customer.
Modifying Another Word
- left: The cause of the fire was a chip pan left unattended.
- completely: This was the first transmitting station in the country to run completely unattended except for visits from maintenance staff.
Used with adjective complement
- leave: They must never be left unattended in the property.
- pan: Leaving a chip pan unattended is just like playing Russian roulette.
- cook: Food, especially food being deep-fried, must never be left to cook unattended.
- run: The team hit the streets last Friday to give out leaflets on the dangers of leaving cars running unattended.
Preposition: in
- cottage: Pets must not be left unattended in the cottages at anytime.
- vehicle: Such property must not be left unattended in any vehicle as theft would not be covered by the school's insurance.
- car: Never leave a child unattended in a car, even with a window open.
Preposition: for
unattended Quotes
For most of us, there is only the unattended Moment, the moment in and out of time.
Browse dictionary entries near unattended
- unattached
- unassuming
- unassailable
- unasked
- unarmed
- unarm
- unapt
- unappropriated
- unapproachable
- unanswered
- unau
- unauthorized
- unavailing
- unavoidable
- unavoidable accident
- unaware
- unawares
- unbacked
- unbalance
- unbalanced
