"unanswered" meaning in English

See unanswered in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English unansuered, unanswerd, equivalent to un- + answered. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unansuered}} Middle English unansuered, {{m|enm|unanswerd}} unanswerd, {{af|en|un-|answered}} un- + answered Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unanswered (not comparable)
  1. That has not been answered or addressed. Tags: not-comparable Translations (not answered): ubesvaret (Danish), პასუხგაუცემელი (ṗasuxgaucemeli) (Georgian), ubesvart (Norwegian Bokmål), obesvarad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unanswered-en-adj-ZbnlyCg4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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        {
          "text": "The flashing light on the answering machine bore testimony to the unanswered call."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited",
          "text": "The timing of the incident raised the question, almost certainly destined to remain unanswered, of whether, having allowed the escapers to pass by unhindered, the culprit had waited specifically for the yellow jersey group before sowing his mischief.",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "not answered",
          "word": "ubesvaret"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ṗasuxgaucemeli",
          "sense": "not answered",
          "word": "პასუხგაუცემელი"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "not answered",
          "word": "ubesvart"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not answered",
          "word": "obesvarad"
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          "text": "The flashing light on the answering machine bore testimony to the unanswered call."
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          "ref": "2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited",
          "text": "The timing of the incident raised the question, almost certainly destined to remain unanswered, of whether, having allowed the escapers to pass by unhindered, the culprit had waited specifically for the yellow jersey group before sowing his mischief.",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "not answered",
      "word": "ubesvaret"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗasuxgaucemeli",
      "sense": "not answered",
      "word": "პასუხგაუცემელი"
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      "sense": "not answered",
      "word": "ubesvart"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "not answered",
      "word": "obesvarad"
    }
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