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unattended Definition

un·at·tended (-ə ten′did)

adjective

  1. not attended or waited on
  2. unaccompanied (by or with)
  3. neglected or ignored

  • unattempted
  • unattested
  • unattired
  • unattractive
unattended Synonyms

unattended

modif.

left alone, ignored, disregarded, untended; see abandoned 1, neglected.

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

  • length: Books and other articles left unattended for any length of time may be removed by the Library staff.
  • period: Don't leave fairy lights unattended for long periods of time whilst switched on.
  • minute: He was left unattended for 12 minutes, face down on the floor with his arms behind his back.
unattended Quotes

For most of us, there is only the unattended Moment, the moment in and out of time.

—Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)