known

English

Etymology

From the Middle English, from Old English past participle cnāwen.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /nəʊn/, SAMPA: /n@Un/
• (US) IPA: /nɔʊn/, SAMPA: /noUn/

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Adjective

known (comparative more known, superlative most known)

1. That whom other people know, renowned, famous.

Antonyms

• unknown

Translations

that whom other people know, renowned, famous

Arabic: معلوم (ar) (ma3luum) Catalan: conegut Czech: známý (cs) m. Danish: kendt (da) Finnish: tunnettu (fi) French: connu (fr) Greek: γνωστός m., γνωστή f., γνωστό n. Hindi: मालूम (hi) (mālūm), ज्ञात (hi) (jānt) Norwegian: kjent (no)

Persian: دانسته (fa), معلوم (fa) (ma'lum) Russian: известный (ru) (izvéstnyj) Scots: kent Spanish: conocido (es) Swedish: känd (sv) Turkish: bilinen (tr) Ukrainian: відомий (uk) (vidómyj) Urdu: معلوم (ur) (mālūm)

Verb

known

1. Past participle of know

External links

• know on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:know

Noun

known (plural knowns)

1. In algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.
2. Any fact or situation which is well-researched or familiar.

Statistics

• Most common English words before 1923: person · case · fact · #314: known · thee · hope · er