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unnoticed

/ˌʌnˈnəʊtɪst/adjective

उच्चारण अन्नोटिस्ट

अनदेखा, अलक्षित

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adjective
  1. 1

    [not before noun]

    not seen or noticed

    अनदेखा, अलक्षित

    • She slipped out of the room unnoticed.
    • His hard work went unnoticed.
    • The mistake went unnoticed until the book was printed.
    + 2 more examples
    • A thin boy slipped through the gate unnoticed.
    • Her small acts of kindness often went unnoticed.

    Synonyms unseen unobserved undetected unremarked overlooked

    Opposite noticed observed seen detected

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

go / pass / remain unnoticed

Unnoticed is mostly used after verbs of passing or staying, to say that nobody paid attention.

'Unnoticed' प्रायः pass, go या remain जैसी क्रियाओं के बाद आता है, यह बताने के लिए कि किसी ने ध्यान नहीं दिया।

  • The error went unnoticed for three weeks.
  • Her kindness did not pass unnoticed.

unnoticed + by + agent

Use by to name the people who failed to notice.

ध्यान न देने वाले लोगों का नाम बताने के लिए by का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The thief left the shop unnoticed by the guard.

slip / sneak / creep + verb + unnoticed

After verbs of quiet movement it works like an adverb of manner.

चुपचाप चलने वाली क्रियाओं के बाद यह manner के adverb की तरह काम करता है।

  • Radhika slipped into the hall unnoticed and sat at the back.

not unnoticed (litotes)

A double negative with not can mean that something was in fact noticed.

Not के साथ double negative का अर्थ हो सकता है कि बात वास्तव में देखी गई थी।

  • His absence from the meeting was not unnoticed.
+Collocations 4

verb + unnoticed

gopassremainslip awayescape

  • A small mistake in the form can easily go unnoticed.

adverb + unnoticed

largelycompletelyalmosttotallymostly

  • The efforts of the volunteers went largely unnoticed.

unnoticed + by

by the teacherby the guardby most peopleby the media

  • The leak remained unnoticed by the engineers.

noun + go unnoticed

mistakehard worktalentchangesacrifice

  • Her hard work did not go unnoticed by the manager.
“More examples 5
  • The small village school remained unnoticed by the government for years.

छोटा-सा गाँव का स्कूल वर्षों तक सरकार की नज़र से ओझल रहा।

  • He entered the exam hall late and took his seat unnoticed.

वह परीक्षा-कक्ष में देर से आया और किसी के ध्यान में आए बिना अपनी सीट पर बैठ गया।

  • Many changes in the weather go unnoticed until the crops begin to suffer.

मौसम के कई बदलावों पर तब तक ध्यान नहीं जाता जब तक फ़सलें प्रभावित नहीं होने लगतीं।

  • A spelling mistake in the invitation card did not go unnoticed.

निमंत्रण-पत्र की वर्तनी की भूल पर सबका ध्यान गया।

  • The quiet students at the back often go unnoticed in a large school.

बड़े स्कूल में पीछे बैठने वाले शांत विद्यार्थियों पर प्रायः ध्यान नहीं जाता।

!Common mistakes 3

✗ The mistake went unnoticed to the teacher.

✓ The mistake went unnoticed by the teacher.

The person who fails to notice is introduced with by.

ध्यान न देने वाले व्यक्ति का परिचय by से दिया जाता है।

✗ She slipped out of the room unnoticing.

✓ She slipped out of the room unnoticed.

Unnoticing is not used here; the past participle unnoticed is the right form.

यहाँ 'unnoticing' नहीं चलता; सही रूप past participle 'unnoticed' है।

✗ His hard work was gone unnoticed.

✓ His hard work went unnoticed.

Go is active here, so the passive was gone is wrong.

यहाँ go क्रिया active है, इसलिए passive 'was gone' गलत है।

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

unseen unobserved undetected unremarked overlooked

Antonyms

noticed observed seen detected

AaSpelling

un·no·ticed

§Grammar and usage

Keep the double-n un- words: unnoticed, unnecessary, unnatural, unnamed, unnerve.

दो-n वाले un- शब्द याद रखिए: unnoticed, unnecessary, unnatural, unnamed, unnerve।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Go unnoticed, pass unnoticed, slip in unnoticed.

Collocations: go unnoticed (किसी की नज़र में न आना), pass unnoticed (बिना ध्यान में आए गुज़र जाना), slip in unnoticed (चुपके से अंदर आ जाना)।