unsent
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsɛnt/
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no enviado
- I often find my thoughts in the form of unsent messages that I never share with anyone.
Examples
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This girl from work that messaged him has unsent her messages and it's just now whirring through my mind constantly.
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In the past, these have included exercises to build self-esteem, looking at how anxiety has impacted my life, and unsent letters to anonymous people from my past.
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I am not responsible for lost or unsent prizes that are sent out from sponsors.
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Finding the direct contact information can be difficult, especially at larger companies, and emails to central inboxes often go unsent to the right person.
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You know, I drunkenly reached out to you December time unsent it thinking you wouldn't want to hear from me.
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Before I can finalize it, I need to review the draft of my unsent email.
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Many of my feelings are expressed in unsent letters that I keep hidden away.
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Morphology
unsent = sent (transparent) = un + sent
Meaning is the direct negation of 'sent' using the productive prefix 'un-', so learners who know 'sent' will readily infer 'unsent'.
Etymology
The word unsent begins with un-, meaning 'not', and ends with sent, from the verb send meaning 'to make something go to someone'. So unsent simply means 'not sent', like a message left in your drafts instead of being delivered.