knownadjective
uk/nəʊn/us/noʊn/B2 used to refer to something or someone that is familiar to or understood by people:
These people are known criminals.
There is no known reason for the accident.
He is known to the police because of his previous criminal record.
See also
well known
known as sth
B1 If someone or something is known as a particular name, that person or thing is called by that name:
And this is Terry, otherwise known as "Muscleman".
make sth known
to tell people about something so that it becomes publicly known:
Local residents have made known their objections to the proposals.
I made it known that I was not happy with the decision.
More examples
- There is no known cure for this disease .
- Allegations that Mr Dwight was receiving money from known criminals have caused a scandal.
- His family are known gangsters.
- Known drug dealers are operating in the area.
- They are known to the authorities for playing truant.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Learning & knowing
- assimilate
- autodidact
- blended learning
- bone up
- brain training
- by-heart
- deskill
- feel
- gen up
- hear tell (of) idiom
- know better (than sb) idiom
- knowable
- mug
- mug (sth) up
- pick sth up
- quick
- reskill
- revision
- specialize
- tell
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Announcing, informing & stating
Idiom(s)
make yourself known