un-

a prefix meaning “not,” 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-

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 ).

Or 'un

[uhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

pronoun

Dialect.

one.
young uns; He's a bad un.

⁴

Or U.N.

abbreviation

United Nations.

un-

prefix

denoting reversal of an action or state
uncover
untangle
denoting removal from, release, or deprivation
unharness
unman
unthrone
(intensifier)
unloose

abbreviation

United Nations

'un

/ ə�� /

pronoun

a spelling of one
that's a big 'un

un-

⁴

prefix

(freely used with adjectives, participles, and their derivative adverbs and nouns: less frequently used with certain other nouns) not; contrary to; opposite of
uncertain
uncomplaining
unemotionally
untidiness
unbelief
unrest
untruth

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Usage

This spelling is intended to reflect a dialectal or informal pronunciation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of un-¹

Middle English un-, on-, Old English; cognate with Dutch on-, Gothic, German un-, Old Norse ū-, ō-; akin to Latin in-, Greek an-, a-. See a- ⁶, an- ¹, in- ³

Origin of un-²

Middle English, Old English un-, on-; cognate with Gothic and-, Dutch ont-, German ent-; akin to Latin ante, Greek ��Գ�í; ante-, anti-

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Word History and Origins

Origin of un-¹

from Old English un-, on-; related to Gothic and-, German ent-, Latin ante

Origin of un-²

from Old English on-, un-; related to Gothic on-, German un-, Latin in-

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Synonym Study

See in- ³.

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Example Sentences

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The foundation, which uses armed American security contractors, bypasses the UN as the main supplier of aid in Gaza.

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But Israel - which has long sought to remove the UN as the major humanitarian provider to Palestinians - argues the alternative system was needed to stop Hamas stealing aid.

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The UN and aid groups demanded access, while international condemnation of Israel grew.

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The initiative appeared to be designed to bypass the UN as the major provider.

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Such an apparent lack of transparency for a humanitarian group is a "critical" issue, says Bill Deere, Washington DC office director for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA.

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umwelt Una

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