known
apprehended with certainty
How often you will meet it
Rank 357 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 56,016 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.027% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- apprehended with certainty a known quantitythe limits of the known world
known in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Trieve was second in command, and had been known as "Miss" Trieve.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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The woman was known to have the money as she had exposed it that day.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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In such cases we have followed the readings that are best known and that have been recognized by the best authorities.
Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) · O. J. [Annotator] Stevenson · Chapter 1
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Once he had known birds only by sight, but now he knew every calling, twittering, winging soul of them by name.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as “The Styles Case” has now somewhat subsided.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1