adj
Meaning 1
Not having been asked; unspoken, as a question.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- an unasked question
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unasked
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Sound
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adj
Meaning 2
Not asked or invited to an event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- an unasked guest
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Not asked for; unrequested.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unasked-for
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of unask
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not asked for
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unasked advice
- unsolicited junk mail
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unsolicited
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English un asked, unaskyd, uneasket; equivalent to un- + asked.
Etymology tree English unask Proto-Germanic *-ōd- Old English -ode Middle English -ede English -ed English unasked From unask + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: απαρακάλεστος (aparakálestos) — not asked for
- Hindi: अनपूछा (anpūchā) — not asked for
- Hungarian: kéretlen — not invited
- Plautdietsch: onjefroacht — not invited