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Princeton's WordNet

  1. knownadjective

    apprehended with certainty

    "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal"

Wiktionary

  1. knownnoun

    In algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.

  2. knownnoun

    Any fact or situation which is well-researched or familiar.

  3. knownadjective

    Someone or something that many people know about, renowned, famous.

  4. Etymology: From the, from past participle cnawen.

Wikipedia

  1. Known

    Known is a song by American Christian rock and pop artist Tauren Wells. The song was released as the fifth single from his 2017 album Hills And Valleys on June 23, 2018. The song peaked at No. 3 on the US Hot Christian Songs chart, becoming his fourth Top 10 single from that chart. It departed from the chart after 39 weeks. The song is played in a D-flat major key, and 78 beats per minute. It became his second Christian Airplay No. 1. It was nominated for the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. It was also nominated for Top Christian Song at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.

ChatGPT

  1. known

    Known refers to something that is familiar, recognized, or understood by a person. It implies that information or facts about a subject have been previously discovered, identified, or learned. It suggests a state of awareness, certainty, or familiarity with an object, person, concept, or situation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Known

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  2. Known

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Editors Contribution

  1. known

    To feel, know and understand intuitively.

    It was well known that love can change everything from one situation to peace, joy, harmony etc.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 31, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'known' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #356

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'known' in Written Corpus Frequency: #867

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'known' in Adjectives Frequency: #611

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of known in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of known in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of known in a Sentence

  1. Charles De Secondat:

    I've never known any trouble that an hour's reading didn't assuage.

  2. Charles Franklin:

    Barnes is not nearly as known in the state as Ron Johnson, that is an opportunity for the Ron Johnson side... to really try to step in and define Barnes.

  3. King Arthur:

    Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.

  4. Albert Einstein:

    My life is a simple thing that would interest no one. It is a known fact that I was born and that is all that is necessary.

  5. David Bernick:

    As the full historical record is now becoming known, it is clear that Richard Sackler supported Purdue's action plan for responding to the increasing evidence of widespread OxyContin abuse and diversion, that plan not only included cooperating with and following the instructions of public health authorities, but it went further to voluntarily undertake extensive efforts to prevent abuse and diversion of prescription opioids.

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