unread
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈrɛd/
- The letter from Birch's mother remained unread.
- unread books
- remain unread
- unread messages
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Watch on YouTubeI have thousands of unread emails on my own inbox.
- I have thousands of unread emails on my own inbox.
- I caught up on Harper's Magazine, which I love so much but often sits unread for months upon months.
- Reminders on your cell phone unlisten to voicemails, Unread text messages, unread emails.
Examples
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Most people have unread books in their Kindle queue that they can't even remember buying.
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People will be buying more books, but more of them will be going unread.
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I think my life is too exciting a book to be left unread.
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So I did a thing, I decided to write down every unread book on my shelf.
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The book was still unread, and the spine cracked when I opened it.
Fiction book (1997) -
I have thousands of unread emails on my own inbox.
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It is always a waste for great writing to go unread by an appreciative audience.
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We remembered that Jean-Paul Sartre called libraries "repositories of silence" where unread books are silent.
Academic text (1993) -
Back home, the Sunday paper lies unread on her kitchen table.
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Papers from students I was advising lay on the desk, unread.
Synonyms
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A film or video that few people watch
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An online page or file that no one has opened yet
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Etymology
Unread comes from the parts un- 'not' and read, so it simply means 'not read'. When we use it for letters, books, or messages it means 'not yet read by anyone', as in 'unread emails'.