"knew" meaning in English

See knew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈnjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈn(j)u/ [Canada, US], /nɪu̯/ [Canada, Wales] Audio: en-uk-knew.ogg , en-us-knew.ogg
enPR: nyo͞o [Received-Pronunciation], n(y)o͞o [Canada, US] Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} knew
  1. simple past of know Tags: form-of, past Form of: know
    Sense id: en-knew-en-verb-oGrgGU76 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (colloquial, nonstandard) past participle of know Tags: colloquial, form-of, nonstandard, participle, past Form of: know
    Sense id: en-knew-en-verb-WeUwo7Kn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
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Download raw JSONL data for knew meaning in English (2.4kB)

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