Definition of 'known'
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use known to describe someone or something that is clearly recognized by or familiar to all people or to a particular group of people.
3. adjective
If someone or something is known for a particular achievement or feature, they are familiar to many people because of that achievement or feature.
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known in British English
verb
1. the past participle of know
adjective
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known in American English
verb transitive, verb intransitive
adjective
2.
within one's knowledge, understanding, etc.; familiar
noun
4.
a known person or thing
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British English: known
/nəʊn/ ADJECTIVE
You use known to describe someone or something that is clearly recognized by or familiar to all people, or to a particular group of people.
...a known criminal.
- American English: known /ˈnoʊn/
- Arabic: مَشْهُورٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: conhecido
- Chinese: 知名的
- Croatian: znan
- Czech: známý
- Danish: kendt
- Dutch: bekend duidelijk
- European Spanish: conocido familiar
- Finnish: tunnettu
- French: connu
- German: bekannt
- Greek: γνωστός
- Italian: noto
- Japanese: 知られている
- Korean: 알려진
- Norwegian: kjent
- Polish: znany
- European Portuguese: conhecido
- Romanian: știut
- Russian: известный
- Latin American Spanish: conocido
- Swedish: känd
- Thai: เป็นที่รู้จัก
- Turkish: bilinen
- Ukrainian: відомий
- Vietnamese: được biết
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