known.
Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
Meaning & usage
Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
He was a known pickpocket.
Accepted, familiar, researched.
At the time, Einstein's theory was unknown to most other scientists.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n.
Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
You have to tell the knowns from the unknowns.
A constant or variable the value of which is already determined.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n.
past participle of know
Where this word comes from
From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n.
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