Definitions for Known
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Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. known(adj)

   apprehended with certainty

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

Wiktionary(3.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. known(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From the , from past participle cnawen.

2. known(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From the , from past participle cnawen.

3. known(Adjective)

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

   Etymology: From the , from past participle cnawen.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. White House:

   The President has not received COVID-19 testing because The President has neither had prolonged close contact with any known confirmed COVID-19 patients, nor does The President have any symptoms. President Trump remains in excellent health, and President Trump physician will continue to closely monitor him, per current CDC guidelines, medical professionals should base testing decisions on patient symptoms and exposure history.

2. Dan Marino:

   I've known Tom Brady a long time and Tom Brady's a class act, a great quarterback, and I don't think Tom Brady'd do anything really out of the ordinary, tom Brady has been an incredible quarterback for a long time.

3. That Clinton:

   We worked hard to improve and ratify trade agreements with Colombia and Panama and encouraged Canada and the group of countries that became known as the Pacific Alliance -- Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile -- all open-market democracies driving toward a more prosperous future to join negotiations with Asian nations on TPP, the trans-Pacific trade agreement.

4. Rashad Jennings:

   You can't do it by yourself. My.6 wasn't about my ability, it was my attitude. I thought I was smarter than school. I want to help people like me. I want to have' little Rashad's' back, there's nothing special about me. I'm just in a special position. If I'm just known as Rashad Jennings, the running back, then I've failed.

5. Mahtowin Munro:

   We go there every year, along with many nonindigenous allies, as well, to talk about the truth about Thanksgiving, we still have to retell the story because it's still not known well enough.

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