unmet
adjective
un·met
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Definition of unmet
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
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But there are also high expectations and unmet needs. — Zoe Cormack, Quartz Africa, "Kenya’s huge wind power project might be great for the environment but not for local communities," 3 Sep. 2019 Way back in 2013, the international Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development was already warning that Finland was lagging behind many other OECD countries in having high rates of unmet needs. — Saskya Vandoorne And Melissa Bell, CNN, "The 'dark side' of Finland's famous free health care," 15 Aug. 2019 LUCA Biologics, a biotechnology company developing live biotherapeutics for widespread, unmet medical needs in women’s health, raised $2.8 million in funding, from Seed Health. — Polina Marinova, Fortune, "What’s Going on With SoftBank’s Second Mega-Fund?: Term Sheet," 7 Aug. 2019 Uber plans to launch a restaurant accelerator program in London to cater to unmet demand from customers on its Uber Eats food delivery platform. — Alison Griswold, Quartz, "Uber is launching a restaurant “accelerator” to fill the gaps it sees on Uber Eats," 19 July 2019 The American military asks those in its service to sacrifice so much — in some cases, to sacrifice it all — yet far too many needs remain unmet. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: San Diego fishing provides welcome therapy for military veterans," 28 June 2019 There’s large, unmet demand for affordable pedestrian and transit-accessible multifamily apartments in the suburbs, which the report pegs as a major equity challenge. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Why building walkable cities is the key to economic success," 24 June 2019 Frictions between BHP’s management and Elliott look likely to continue as several other key demands by the activist investor remain unmet. — Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, "BHP to Return $10.4 Billion to Shareholders," 31 Oct. 2018 His popularity declined over unmet economic promises and policies that critics saw as attacks on freedom of speech. — Washington Post, "South Korea’s history of bad presidential endings grows," 6 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unmet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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unmet
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unmet
: not satisfied or fulfilled
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