known

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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• (Australia), (New Zealand) Homophone: noone (some dialects)

Adjective

known (comparative more known, superlative most known)

1. Someone or something that many people know about, 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
• 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