unsolved
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsolved in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈsɒlvd]
How to pronounce unsolved in American English:
US [ˌʌnˈsɑlvd]
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- Adjective:
- not solved
Word Origin
- unsolved (adj.)
- 1660s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of solve (v.).
Example
- 1. The new pact has left some important problems unsolved .
- 2. Residents there have a party every fall to commemorate the unsolved hijacking .
- 3. There have been unsolved kidnappings and murders in homs , and there are reports of beheadings .
- 4. Many unsolved mysteries remain regarding these disasters , perhaps the greatest of which is what caused each of them .
- 5. According to paul weissman , the state house majority leader and the bill 's co-sponsor , around 1400 murders are still unsolved in the state .