adj
Meaning 1
Not set; not fixed or appointed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unset
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ʌnˈsɛt/
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rhymes with -ɛt
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S EH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: AH1 N S EH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Not mounted or placed in a setting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Not set.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- an unset broken bone
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Not planted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
uncongealed, unconsolidated
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- unset concrete; unset cement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To make not set.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- to unset a single bit in a binary pattern
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clear
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English set English unset From un- + set.