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unattended

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un⋅at⋅tend⋅ed

[uhn-uh-ten-did]
–adjective
1. without attendance; lacking an audience, spectators, etc.: an unattended meeting.
2. not accompanied; not associated with, as a concomitant effect or result: a flash of lightning unattended by thunder.
3. not cared for or ministered to: unattended patients; an unattended injury.
4. not taken in charge; not watched over: an unattended switchboard.
5. not accompanied, as by an attendant or companion; alone: The queen was unattended.
6. unheeded; not listened to; disregarded: unattended warning signals.
7. not tended to; not done or carried out, as a task (usually fol. by to): He left his studies unattended to.

Origin:
1595–1605; un- 1 + attend + -ed 2
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un·at·tend·ed   (ŭn'ə-těn'dĭd)   
adj.  
  1. Not being attended to, looked after, or watched: an unattended fire.

  2. Having no attendants: unattended gasoline pumps.

  3. Not being paid attention to or listened to: an unattended question.

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