🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

não atendido

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nɐw ɐtẽˈdidu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unanswered/ʌnˈɑːn.sɚd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O telefonema permaneceu não atendido."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not answered or replied to; left without a response or solution.

    "Several important questions remained unanswered at the end of the press conference."
  2. 2

    Not achieved, fulfilled, or countered, especially regarding a challenge or request.

    "Her persistent phone calls went unanswered throughout the entire weekend."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English un- (meaning not) combined with andswarian (to answer), originating from Proto-Germanic roots. Over centuries, the participle evolved to describe questions, calls, or letters that have received no reply or reaction.

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