- that cannot be seen; that is not seen
- unseen forces
- He was killed by a single shot from an unseen soldier.
- I had the strong sense of an unseen presence in the room.
- I managed to slip out of the room unseen.
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- not previously seen
- unseen dangers
- The exam consists of an essay and an unseen translation.
Idioms
See unseen in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee unseen in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishsight unseen
- if you buy something sight unseen, you do not have an opportunity to see it before you buy it
- I bought it, sight unseen.
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