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un-
1- a prefix meaning 鈥渘ot,鈥 freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns ( unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able ), and less freely used in certain other nouns ( unrest; unemployment ).
un-
2- a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some action or state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. ( unbend; uncork; unfasten , etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning ( unloose ).
un
3[ uhn ]
pronoun
- one:
young uns; He's a bad un.
UN
4abbreviation for
UN
1abbreviation for
- United Nations
'un
2/ 蓹苍 /
pronoun
- a spelling of one
that's a big 'un
un-
3prefix
- freely used with adjectives, participles, and their derivative adverbs and nouns: less frequently used with certain other nouns not; contrary to; opposite of
untidiness
uncertain
unrest
unbelief
unemotionally
uncomplaining
untruth
un-
4prefix forming verbs and verbal derivatives
- denoting reversal of an action or state
uncover
untangle
- denoting removal from, release, or deprivation
unharness
unthrone
unman
- (intensifier)
unloose
Usage
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of un-1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of un-1
Origin of un-2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Last September the UN's world heritage organisation, Unesco, warned of a "threat to culture" and urged art dealers not to import or export artefacts smuggled out of Sudan.
According to the UN, nearly 13 million people have been forced from their homes since the fighting began in 2023, while an estimated 150,000 people have been killed.
The UN World Food Programme says it has depleted all its food stocks in Gaza, where Israel has blocked deliveries of humanitarian aid for seven weeks.
The UN says Israel is obliged under international law to ensure supplies for the 2.1 million Palestinians in Gaza.
Hamas has previously denied stealing aid and the UN has said it has kept "a very good chain of custody on all the aid it's delivered".
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