Showing posts with label untended. Show all posts
Showing posts with label untended. Show all posts

Friday, June 12, 2015

unintended, unattended

Unintended or unintended describes something not planned or expected--
The unintended consequences of the decision made the company look bad.
The unintended benefit of the construction work will be a day off for everyone.

Unattended or unattended means not cared for; not watched over--
Children must not be left unattended.
Never leave the grill unattended; the children might get hurt.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He left the car unattended; the citation was the unintended result."

Note--"untended" means not looked after, as a fire, or kept up, as a garden--
He left his trees untended for two years; they will need to be pruned and fertilized.