unmet

adjective

un·​met ˌən-ˈmet How to pronounce unmet (audio)
1
: not satisfied or fulfilled
unmet needs
unmet expectations
an unmet deadline
2
: not having met
several unmet individuals

Examples of unmet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These pumps could supply a third of the unmet water needs of small farmers, who produce most of the food across sub-Saharan Africa. Fred Pearce, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2024 At the end of the day, if there are any remaining and socially important unmet needs, those should be the limited focus of government. John C. Goodman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Hers about loneliness and sadness and unmet expectations and the fear that this was what adulthood would be like. Hazlitt, 7 Feb. 2024 People with addresses within the boundaries of many of those wildfires were eligible for initial checks of at least $5,000 for unmet needs. Patrick Lohmann, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2024 As the unmet need for mental health services continues to grow, BetterHelp is committed to expanding access to therapy globally. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Feb. 2024 Residents have been encouraged to call 211 for damage reports and unmet resource needs like housing and Rock County Communications Center nonemergency line at (608) 757-2244 for non-life-threatening law enforcement needs. Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024 Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Children and youth in this category were nearly four times as likely to have unmet care needs as their peers. Jennifer "jay" Palumbo, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 The tech elite tends to regard the homeless not as people with unmet needs, but as an intrusion or even assault on the sensibilities of others (though Mark Benioff, the founder of Salesforce, has made more benign donations, including $30 million to study the problem). Krista Stevens, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmet was before the 12th century

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“Unmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmet. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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