unread

ʌnˈrɛd

Definition

Definition of unread - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

literaturenot read or looked at

The stack of unread magazines grew larger each month..

unseen

peoplenot having read much or at all

He felt unread compared to his classmates.

illiterate

unlettered

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Origin of unread

Old English, un- (not) + rædan (to read)

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inbox zero

message status

state of having no unread emails

Examples of unread in a sentence

Unread messages filled his inbox.
She felt unread in the company of scholars.
Despite being unread, he had strong opinions on literature.

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French:non lu, ...
German:ungelesen, unbelesen, ...
Italian:non letto, poco colto, ...
Spanish:sin leer, poco leído, ...
Portuguese:por ler, pouco lido, ...
Chinese:未读的, 未读过的, ...
Japanese:未読, 読書量が少ない, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مَقْرُوء, قَليلُ القِراءَة, ...
Hebrew:לֹא נִקְרָא, שֶׁקָּרָא מְעַט מְאֹד, ...
Russian:непрочитанный, нечитающий, ...
Ukrainian:непрочитаний, неосвічений, ...
Hindi:अपठित, अल्पपढ़, ...
Bengali:অপঠিত, অপাঠ্য, ...
Catalan:sense llegir, poc llegit, ...
Czech:nepřečtený, nesečtělý, ...
Danish:ulæst, uoplyst, ...
Dutch:ongelezen, ...
Greek:αδιάβαστος, ανεκπαίδευτος, ...
Hungarian:olvasatlan, műveletlen, ...
Khmer:មិនទាន់អាន, មិនសូវបានអាន, ...
Korean:읽지 않은, 책을 많이 읽지 않은, ...
Persian:نخوانده, بی‌مطالعه, ...
Polish:nieprzeczytany, nieoczytany, ...
Portuguese (BR):por ler, ...
Romanian:necitiți, necitit, ...
Swedish:oläst, ...
Thai:ยังไม่ได้อ่าน, ไม่ได้อ่าน, ...
Turkish:okunmamış, az okumuş, ...
Vietnamese:chưa đọc, thiếu đọc, ...

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