- unbeknown
- adjective see unbeknownst
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unbeknown
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unbeknown — UK [ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊn] / US [ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊn] or unbeknownst UK [ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊnst] / US [ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊnst] adjective unbeknown to someone … English dictionary
unbeknown — unbeknown, unbeknownst These alternatives for the more usual word unknown entered the language in the 17c and 19c respectively. They are typically used in asides in the form unbeknown to or unbeknownst to (someone), and in current use unbeknownst … Modern English usage
unbeknown — (also unbeknownst) ► ADJECTIVE (unbeknown to) ▪ without the knowledge of … English terms dictionary
Unbeknown — Un be*known , a. Not known; unknown. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unbeknown — (adj.) 1630s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + beknown (see BEKNOW (Cf. beknow)) … Etymology dictionary
unbeknown — [un΄bēnōnst′un΄bē nōn′] adj. unknown or unperceived; without one s knowledge: usually with to: also unbeknownst [un΄bēnōnst′] … English World dictionary
unbeknown — adj. (cannot stand alone) unbeknown to (unbeknown to us, they had already left) * * * [ˌʌnbɪ nəʊn] (cannot stand alone) unbeknown to (unbeknown to us, they had already left) … Combinatory dictionary
unbeknown — un|be|known [ˌʌnbıˈnəun US ˈnoun] adv also un|be|knownst [ ˈnəunst US ˈnounst] written [sentence adverb] unbeknown to sb without that person knowing about it ▪ Unbeknown to him, his wife had been trying to phone him all morning … Dictionary of contemporary English
unbeknown — [[t]ʌ̱nbɪno͟ʊn[/t]] PHR PREP (The form unbeknownst [[t]ʌ̱nbɪno͟ʊnst[/t]] is also used.) If something happens unbeknown to you or unbeknownst to you, you do not know about it. I am appalled that children can mount up debts unbeknown to their… … English dictionary
unbeknown — also unbeknownst (sentence adverb) unbeknown to sb without that person knowing about it: Unbeknown to him, his wife had been trying to phone him all morning … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unbeknown — /ʌnbəˈnoʊn/ (say unbuh nohn) phrase unbeknown to, unknown or unperceived by; without the knowledge of: unbeknown to his friends, he was broke. Also, unbeknowns …
