Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To undo the process of reading.

    That book was terrible! I wish I could unread it.

  2. (transitive)To flag (a previously read e-mail or similar message) as not having been read.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Tom's bookcase is full of unread books.

  2. You have three unread messages.

    ruУ вас три непрочитанных сообщения. — Wezel

  3. Marcus put the book down unread.

    deMarkku legte das Buch ungelesen aus der Hand. — freddy1

  4. An undeciphered dream is an unread letter.

    ruНерасшифрованный сон — это непрочтенное письмо. — afyodor

    deEin ungedeuteter Traum ist ein ungelesener Brief. — Alois

  5. His library is full of unread books.

Forms

unreads, unreading, unread, unread
Base formunread · to unread
3rd person singularunreads
Present participleunreading
Past simpleunread
Past participleunread

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunread
he, she, itunreads

Past simpleLesson

all personsunread

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave unread
he, she, ithas unread

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unread

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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