"known" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /nəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /noʊn/ [General-American], /ˈnɐʉn/ [New-Zealand], /ˈnɐʉ.wən/ [New-Zealand] Audio: En-us-known.ogg [General-American], En-au-known.ogg [Australia] Forms: better known [comparative], best known [superlative]
enPR: nōn Rhymes: -əʊn Etymology: From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|knowen}} Middle English knowen, {{inh|en|ang|cnāwen|pos=past participle}} Old English cnāwen (past participle), {{suffix|en|know|n}} know + -n Head templates: {{en-adj|better known|sup=best known}} known (comparative better known, superlative best known)
  1. Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned. Translations (that whom other people know, renowned, famous): γνώριμος (gnṓrimos) (Ancient Greek), γνωστός (gnōstós) (Ancient Greek), مَعْلُوم (maʕlūm) (Arabic), conegut (Catalan), giila (Cebuano), známý (Czech), kendt (Danish), tunnettu (Finnish), connu (French), coñecido (Galician), sabido (Galician), ცნობილი (cnobili) (Georgian), სახელოვანი (saxelovani) (Georgian), bekannt (German), 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (kunþs) (Gothic), γνωστός (gnostós) (Greek), मालूम (mālūm) (Hindi), ज्ञात (jñāt) (Hindi), ismert (Hungarian), conosciuto (Italian), noto (Italian), мәлім (mälım) (Kazakh), nōtus (Latin), znaty (Lower Sorbian), kjent (Norwegian), věst (Old Czech), вѣстъ (věstŭ) (Old East Slavic), شناخته (šenâxte) (Persian), wiadomy (Polish), conhecido (Portuguese), riqsisqa (Quechua), изве́стный (izvéstnyj) (Russian), ज्ञात (jñāta) (Sanskrit), kent (Scots), známy (Slovak), conocido (Spanish), känd (Swedish), bilinen (Turkish), відо́мий (vidómyj) (Ukrainian), معلوم (mālūm) (Urdu), hysbys (Welsh), gwybyddus (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-known-en-adj-1k5PlZSz Disambiguation of 'that whom other people know, renowned, famous': 89 11
  2. Accepted, familiar, researched.
    Sense id: en-known-en-adj--vJveKil
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: knowne [obsolete] Hyponyms: best-known, better-known, lesser-known, little-known, well-known Derived forms: last known good, officially known as

Noun

IPA: /nəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /noʊn/ [General-American], /ˈnɐʉn/ [New-Zealand], /ˈnɐʉ.wən/ [New-Zealand] Audio: En-us-known.ogg [General-American], En-au-known.ogg [Australia] Forms: knowns [plural]
enPR: nōn Rhymes: -əʊn Etymology: From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|knowen}} Middle English knowen, {{inh|en|ang|cnāwen|pos=past participle}} Old English cnāwen (past participle), {{suffix|en|know|n}} know + -n Head templates: {{en-noun}} known (plural knowns)
  1. Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
    Sense id: en-known-en-noun-WMPl4EI~
  2. (algebra) A constant or variable the value of which is already determined. Categories (topical): Algebra
    Sense id: en-known-en-noun-FsW9iVBt Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

Verb

IPA: /nəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /noʊn/ [General-American], /ˈnɐʉn/ [New-Zealand], /ˈnɐʉ.wən/ [New-Zealand] Audio: En-us-known.ogg [General-American], En-au-known.ogg [Australia]
enPR: nōn Rhymes: -əʊn Etymology: From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|knowen}} Middle English knowen, {{inh|en|ang|cnāwen|pos=past participle}} Old English cnāwen (past participle), {{suffix|en|know|n}} know + -n Head templates: {{head|en|verb form|cat2=irregular past participles}} known
  1. past participle of know Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: know
    Sense id: en-known-en-verb-WeUwo7Kn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -n Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 20 14 5 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 18 17 8 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -n: 10 18 13 9 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "roman": "gnostós",
          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "roman": "mälım",
          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "word": "вѣстъ"
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          "lang": "Persian",
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          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
          "word": "conhecido"
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          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "izvéstnyj",
          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
          "word": "изве́стный"
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          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
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          "word": "conocido"
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          "word": "känd"
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          "word": "bilinen"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "sense": "that whom other people know, renowned, famous",
          "word": "відо́мий"
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          "ref": "2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist",
          "text": "As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.",
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        "pos": "past participle"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English cnāwen (past participle)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "know",
        "3": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "know + -n",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle).\nMorphologically know + -n.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "verb form",
        "cat2": "irregular past participles"
      },
      "expansion": "known",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "know"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "past participle of know"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "know",
          "know#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nəʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/noʊn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɐʉn/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɐʉ.wən/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊn"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "none"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-known.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e3/En-us-known.ogg/En-us-known.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/En-us-known.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (GA)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-known.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/af/En-au-known.ogg/En-au-known.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/En-au-known.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "nōn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "known"
}

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