be not to know in English

Forms: is not to know [present, singular, third-person], being not to know [participle, present], was not to know [past], been not to know [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> not to know}} be not to know (third-person singular simple present is not to know, present participle being not to know, simple past was not to know, past participle been not to know)

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      "form": "is not to know",
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    {
      "form": "was not to know",
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    },
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        "To not have the required information."
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    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs",
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"be not to know" meaning in English

Verb