EGAVE

known

About 191.66 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
    He was a known pickpocket.
  2. adjective Accepted, familiar, researched.
    At the time, Einstein's theory was unknown to most other scientists.
  3. noun Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
    You have to tell the knowns from the unknowns.
  4. noun A constant or variable the value of which is already determined.
  5. verb past participle of know

Similar words

noted well-known renowned famous celebrated famed well known illustrious legendary notable

Often followed by

as to that in for and by of about

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