known meaning
EN[nəʊn] [nɔʊn]US
- NounPLknowns
- Verb
- past participle of know.
- past participle of know.
- AdjectiveCOMbetter knownSUPbest known
- Identified as a specific type; renowned, famous.
- He was a known pickpocket.
- Researched, accepted, familiar.
- 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.
- Identified as a specific type; renowned, famous.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- First, task performance of patients with known lesions (e.g. stroke) or neurophysiologic aberrations (e.g. dopamine deficiency in Parkinson’s disease) can be compared to healthy control subjects.
- The Bush administration – which sought to grow the number of fisheries managed under a program known as “catch shares”...
- It has long been known that if range restriction is indirect rather than direct this formula will undercorrect.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Whether it is degraded and newly synthesized or dispersed throughout the cytoplasm and subsequently reaggregated at the spindle is not known.
- Mr. Biden’s decision had earthquakelike magnitude in Hillaryland, as Mrs. Clinton’s closest supporters are collectively known.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of known in English Dictionary
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- en knowne
- en knowns
- en knownst
- en knownness
- en known known
Source: Wiktionary