unmet

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌʌnˈmɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt Hyphenation: un‧met === Etymology 1 === From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + met (the past participle of meet (“to come face to face with, encounter; to comply with, satisfy”)); probably related to Old English ungemet (“unmet”) (chiefly used as part of a compound)—the word is not attested in Middle English. Ġemet in ungemet is possibly a past participle form of ġemētan (“to come upon, encounter, meet; to discover, find”). ==== Adjective ==== unmet (not comparable) Not met. (archaic) Not encountered; unencountered. (figurative) Not achieved; unfulfilled. Synonym: unachieved ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== unmet simple past and past participle of unmeet === References === === Anagrams === Tumen, muten, tumen