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. Coast Guard:

   Nearly 80 [ percent ] of all known illegal narcotics coming into North America are smuggled by international cartels through the Eastern Pacific corridor, an area greater in size than the entire United States, the profits from cocaine allow drug cartels to diversify and fund other illicit trafficking activities including the smuggling of opioids, synthetics, methamphetamines, persons and weapons.

2. Piu Eatwell:

   He is known to be very, very jealous of her boyfriends, in fact, if her boyfriends came to see her, they would drop her off a block away and they would leave became he didn’t like to see her with other men… She was [also] asking him for money… My theory is that he became tired of her and basically [told his entourage], ‘Look, somebody get rid of this girl.’.

3. Jan Gluckman:

   In hindsight, had I known what I knew just a month later, I would have said ‘over my dead body’. It’s so incredibly tragic.

4. Tsehynesh Tara:

   In Ethiopia we have more than 500 underemployed female weavers in each village. We have a responsibility to give them a job -- and then show their work to the world. i'm very happy to make a sustainable income to support my family and also to work for a well-known fashion brand in Ethiopia.

5. Steve Scalise:

   I have always known Jim Jordan to be honest, and I'm confident Jim Jordan would stand up for Jim Jordan athletes, just like Jim Jordan's always stood up for what's right, i'm glad that Jim Jordan is committed to working with the investigators to see that the full truth comes out and justice is served.

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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