known

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   Past participle of "know."

   She has known him since they were children.

2. 2
   adj

   Recognized or familiar to people; established.

   At the time, Einstein's theory was unknown to most other scientists.

3. 3
   adj

   Identified as a particular type, often a bad one.

   He was a known pickpocket.

Common collocations

• better known Adverb + adjective
• internationally known Adverb + adjective

From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwen (past participle). Morphologically know + -n.

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