unset

unset

English

Etymology

    From un- + set.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʌnˈsɛt/
    • Rhymes: -ɛt

    Adjective

    unset (not comparable)

    1. Not set; not fixed or appointed.
    2. Not mounted or placed in a setting.
    3. Not set.
      an unset broken bone
    4. Not planted.
    5. uncongealed, unconsolidated
      unset concrete; unset cement

    Verb

    unset (third-person singular simple present unsets, present participle unsetting, simple past and past participle unset)

    1. (transitive) To make not set.
      Synonym: clear
      to unset a single bit in a binary pattern

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    Swedish

    Noun

    unset

    1. definite singular of uns

    Welsh

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    unset

    1. alternative form of unet