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unmet¹

  • /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛt/ UK
  • /ˌʌnˈmɛt/ US

Rhymes with -ɛt

Where it comes from

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

  1. archaic, not comparable Not encountered; unencountered. VVindes looſe their ſtrength, vvhen they do empty fly, / Vn-met of vvoods or buildings; […]
  2. figuratively, not comparable Not achieved; unfulfilled. One senior CRP [Community Rail Partnership] manager said: "The best thing a CRP can do to help the community is to work to ensure the train service is as relevant and useful as possible to that community (and is well used and stays that way) and that where there is sufficient unmet local need, the s

    Similar: unachieved

unmet²

  • /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɛt/ UK
  • /ˌʌnˈmɛt/ US

Rhymes with -ɛt

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of unmeet

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"unmet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unmet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

unmet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unmet

Chicago

"unmet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unmet.

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@misc{unmet_2026,
  title = {unmet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unmet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}