"unread" meaning in English

See unread in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈʌn.ɹɛd/, /ˈʌn.ɹiːd/ Audio: En-us-unread.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛd (adjective and noun), -iːd (verb) Etymology: From un- + read. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|read}} un- + read Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unread (not comparable)
  1. Not having been read. Tags: not-comparable Translations (not having been read): непрочетен (nepročeten) (Bulgarian), ongelezen (Dutch), olvasatlan (Hungarian), 未読 (midoku) (alt: みどく) (Japanese), illectus (Latin), nieprzeczytany [masculine] (Polish), oläst (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unread-en-adj-8ARSjumc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 28 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 26 26 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 24 26 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 23 27 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 25 25 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 25 25 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 23 28 8 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 24 26 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 26 25 6 18 Disambiguation of 'not having been read': 78 22
  2. Not having read; uneducated. Tags: not-comparable Translations (uneducated): необразован (neobrazovan) (Bulgarian), necitit (Romanian), obeläst (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unread-en-adj-lWogxgs8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 28 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 26 26 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 24 26 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 23 27 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 25 25 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 25 25 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 23 28 8 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 24 26 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 26 25 6 18 Disambiguation of 'uneducated': 0 100

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌn.ɹɛd/, /ˈʌn.ɹiːd/ Audio: En-us-unread.ogg Forms: unreads [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛd (adjective and noun), -iːd (verb) Etymology: From un- + read. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|read}} un- + read Head templates: {{en-noun}} unread (plural unreads)
  1. (computing) An unread email or instant message. Categories (topical): Computing, E-mail
    Sense id: en-unread-en-noun-o-jU5zAz Disambiguation of E-mail: 3 3 50 8 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 28 7 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 17 17 37 17 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 22 29 8 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 18 31 7 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 26 26 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 24 26 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 23 27 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 16 35 9 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 25 25 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 25 25 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 23 28 8 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 24 26 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 26 25 6 18 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈʌn.ɹɛd/, /ˈʌn.ɹiːd/ Audio: En-us-unread.ogg Forms: unreads [present, singular, third-person], unreading [participle, present], unread [participle, past], unread [past]
Rhymes: -ɛd (adjective and noun), -iːd (verb) Etymology: From un- + read. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|read}} un- + read Head templates: {{en-verb|unreads|unreading|unread}} unread (third-person singular simple present unreads, present participle unreading, simple past and past participle unread)
  1. (transitive) To undo the process of reading. Tags: transitive
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  2. (computing, transitive) To flag (a previously read e-mail or similar message) as not having been read. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-unread-en-verb-O5RX7wY0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 28 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 26 26 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 24 26 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 23 27 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 25 25 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 25 25 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 23 28 8 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 24 26 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 26 25 6 18 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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