Definitions for known
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. knownadjective

   apprehended with certainty

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

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.

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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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 5 votes

1. Known

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2. Known

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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

How to pronounce known?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say known in sign language?

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. Mathew Morris:

   We know little about (Emma) and a lack of fundamental information, such as her age at death, what she did for a living, what she looked like or where in the church she was buried, coupled with no known descendants who can provide a DNA sample, make it impossible to say for certain (if the skeleton) is that of Emma.

2. Carl Palmer:

   Keith was a gentle soul whose love for music and passion for his performance as a keyboard player will remain unmatched for many years to come. He was a pioneer and an innovator whose musical genius touched all of us in the worlds of rock, classical and jazz, i will always remember his warm smile, good sense of humor, compelling showmanship, and dedication to his musical craft. I am very lucky to have known him and to have made the music we did, together. Rest in peace, Keith.

3. Joe Biden:

   It is not enough. It’s clearly not enough. If I had - we - had known, we would have gone harder, quicker, if we could have.

4. Collings Foundation:

   The Collings Foundation flight team is fully cooperating with officials to determine the cause of the crash of the B-17 Flying Fortress and will comment further when details become known.

5. Tom Bossert:

   I’ve known Administrator Long now for 15 years.We could n’t have picked a finer leader.He’s had state director experience.He’s had FEMA experience. Administrator Long’s absolutely the top of the top.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=known
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Known
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Known
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/known