Uncertain - English meaning

adjective

Open to discussion or argument.

Usage examples:

It is debatable whether the country is coming out of recession

adjective

Not clear, not certain, or not fixed; possibly not true

Usage examples:

It’s debatable whether he could get a fair trial here.

idiom

In a situation where you do not know what will happen or when something will happen

Usage examples:

We were in limbo for weeks while the jury tried to make a decision in the case.

idiom

In a situation where you do not know what will happen or when something will happen

Usage examples:

We were in limbo for weeks while the jury tried to make a decision in the case.

adjective

Too great to be calculated or estimated.

Usage examples:

An archive of incalculable value

adjective

Too large to be calculated or measured, or extremely large

Usage examples:

The consequences of a nuclear war are incalculable.

adjective

Impossible to measure

Usage examples:

The cost in lost customer goodwill is incalculable., incalculable damage/harm

adjective

Awaiting decision or settlement.

Usage examples:

Nine cases were still pending

preposition

Until (something) happens.

Usage examples:

They were released on bail pending an appeal

adjective

About to happen or waiting to happen

Usage examples:

His application for citizenship was still pending., flights were suspended pending an investigation…

adjective

Engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.

Usage examples:

He gave her a speculative glance

adjective

Bought or done in order to make a profit in the future

Usage examples:

A speculative venture, our forecast for next year is speculative.

adjective

Based on a guess and not on information

Usage examples:

The idea that a merger of this kind would ever take place is purely speculative., highly/overly spe…

adjective

Not authoritatively decided or settled.

Usage examples:

The acquisition will result in an as yet undetermined number of lay-offs

adjective

Not measured, counted, or clearly known

Usage examples:

The park was developed in several phases, at undetermined costs, between 2015 and 2020., local resi…

adjective

Not able to be anticipated or predicted.

Usage examples:

Too many unforeseeable political consequences could arise from such a decision

adjective

An unforeseeable event or situation is one that cannot be known about or guessed before it happens

Usage examples:

Loss due to unforeseeable circumstances is borne by the purchaser., these countries were facing a v…

adjective

Not known or familiar.

Usage examples:

Exploration into unknown territory

noun

An unknown person or thing.

Usage examples:

She is a relative unknown

verb

Erase the memory or knowledge of (something, typically something unpleasant or distasteful).

Usage examples:

Once you have information about what’s in your genes, you can’t unknow it

adjective

Not able to be predicted; changeable.

Usage examples:

The unpredictable weather of the scottish islands

adjective

Tending to change suddenly and without reason or warning, and therefore not able to be depended on

Usage examples:

Unpredictable weather, the world is pretty unpredictable.

adjective

If something is unpredictable, it is likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, so cannot be planned for

Usage examples:

To protect it from the unpredictable nature of software sales, the company has adopted a new busine…

adjective

(of a problem, question, or dispute) not resolved.

Usage examples:

A number of issues remain unresolved

adjective

(esp. of a problem or difficulty) not solved or ended

Usage examples:

The mayor’s race remains unresolved.

adjective

Lacking order or stability.

Usage examples:

An unsettled childhood

verb

Cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb.

Usage examples:

The crisis has unsettled financial markets

adjective

Tending to change suddenly; not having a regular pattern

Usage examples:

Things are unsettled in the state’s political arena., the forecast is for unsettled weather, with m…

adjective

Not feeling, showing, or done with confidence and certainty.

Usage examples:

I stand quietly under that glare, unsure of how to reply to such a statement

adjective

In doubt, or not certain

Usage examples:

[ + question word ] officials were unsure who was in control of the city., he has been unsure of hi…