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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Still unspoken for ?

Dear teachers ,

What does " unspoken for " in the sentence below mean?If possible , please help me by replacing it with other phrases that have the same meaning but are simpler and clearer.

She has grown up to be a buxum girl of 18 and was still unspoken for .

Kind regards
  

Top answer

She was not committed to any boy. Also, buxom, not buxum.

— Marius Hancu

  • She was not committed to any boy.
  • Also, buxom, not buxum.
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She was not committed to any boy. Also, buxom, not buxum.
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In the case of an 18 year old girl, still unspoken for is still unmarried, or still marriageable, or still available (for marriage).
CJ
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Thank you very much Marius Hancu and Califjim

Best wishes
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CalifJim, should the usage be limited to 18 year old girls?
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No, but it is limited to women in general in this particular meaning.
unspoken for can also mean unclaimed in the case of inanimate objects.
Imagine a baggage pick-up area at an airport, for example. When all the passengers have picked up all their suitcase and only one remains, we can say that the remaining unclaimed suitcase is unspoken for.
Or imagine a s
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Thank you, CalifJim. I get it now.
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