known
Meaning of known
verb
past participle of know.
adjective- recognized, familiar, or within the scope of knowledge.
plants little known to western science
the known world
- be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.
most people know that CFCs can damage the ozone layer
I know what I'm doing
- have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with.
he knew and respected Laura
- have sexual intercourse with (someone).
Old English cnāwan (earlier gecnāwan ) ‘recognize, identify’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ( g)noscere, Greek gignōskein, also by can1 and ken.
Information about known
- The plural form of known is: knowns.
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Hyphenation of known
known
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- known is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
known synonyms
Meaning often encountered or experienced; common:
Meaning (of a quality or result) achieved or maintained by careful and deliberate effort:
Meaning carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth:
Meaning become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly:
Meaning become aware of:
Meaning become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand:
Meaning perceive with the eyes; discern visually:
Meaning perceive by a sense or senses:
Meaning identify from knowledge of appearance or character:
Meaning be sympathetically or knowledgeably aware of the character or nature of:
Meaning understand (a situation) fully; grasp the full implications of:
Meaning know or understand:
Meaning know:
known antonyms
Meaning not known or familiar:
Translation of known
Words that rhyme with known
nown, renown, acknown, beknown, coforeknown, foreknown, misknown, preknown, unbeknown, unforeknown, unknown, wellknown, unown
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