unrelated
adjective (unrelated)
Everyday
- Unrelated things have no link or connection with each other. tree →
- Unrelated people are not part of the same family. tree →
In the lessons
Used in science and maths to say two facts or numbers do not affect each other; in everyday talk to change topic («on an unrelated note»); in stories for strangers who look alike.
Examples
- My headache is unrelated to the test; I just slept badly. tree →
- The two fires were unrelated. tree →
- Liam and Leo share a surname but are unrelated. tree →
- On an unrelated note, who wants pizza? tree →
- Ignore the unrelated information in the word problem. tree →
- The teacher said the question was unrelated to today's lesson. tree →
Note
Often followed by «to»: unrelated to something. In maths word problems, unrelated numbers are distractors: do not use them in the sum.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «unrelated» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «unrelated» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/unrelated/