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- [uhn-urth]
- /ʌnˈɜrθ/
- /ʌnˈɜːθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-urth]
- /ʌnˈɜrθ/
Definitions of unearthed word
- verb with object unearthed to dig or get out of the earth; dig up. 1
- verb with object unearthed to uncover or bring to light by search, inquiry, etc.: The lawyer unearthed new evidence. 1
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Origin of unearthed
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50, unearth is from the late Middle English word unerthen. See un-2, earth
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Parts of speech for Unearthed
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unearthed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unearthed
adj unearthed
- discovered — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
verb unearthed
- apperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of apperceive.
- delved — Simple past tense and past participle of delve.
- disentombed — Simple past tense and past participle of disentomb.
- dredged — Simple past tense and past participle of dredge.
- dug — a simple past tense and past participle of dig1. and dig2 .
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