untapped
pronunciation
How to pronounce untapped in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈtæpt]
How to pronounce untapped in American English:
US [ʌnˈtæpt]
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- Adjective:
- not subjected to tapping
- not drawn upon or used
Word Origin
- untapped (adj.)
- 1775, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of tap (v.). Figurative use from c. 1890.
Example
- 1. Alibaba offered access to what was then the world 's biggest untapped market for e-commerce .
- 2. Egypt 's many assets include fast-growing ports on the mediterranean and red sea linked by the suez canal and its vast untapped natural-gas resources .
- 3. That 's exactly why I wrote , because I know that we all have amazing , untapped potential just waiting to be awakened .
- 4. Active citizens are a great untapped resource , and citizenship is a quality to be nurtured .
- 5. Alternatives include access to pakistan 's abundant untapped coal reserves , or importing gas and electricity from central asia , across afghanistan , a daunting proposition .