knew

Meanings

• Verb

  have come to know or be aware of something, to have information about something, to have learned or come to understand something.

  - "I knew her before we met."
  - "He knew the answer to the question."
  - "They knew that something was wrong."

• Verb

  make someone aware of the truth of a situation or fact.

  - "He knew his brother was in trouble and didn't tell anyone."
  - "The detective knew that the suspect was guilty but couldn't prove it."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈnjuː/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈn(j)u/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

coitize , go to bed with , sleep with

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with knew
drew , new , clue , blew , through , blue

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. knew (en) : Past tense and past participle of know.
   

2. knee (en) : A joint in the human body, where a bone projects from the body and is covered with a thick layer of protective cartilage.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of knew that leads to same result
knew , know , know from , knower , knowers , knowing , known , knows , I knew it , the next thing I knew

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Forms

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knew (past tense and past participle), know (present tense), knows (third person singular present), knowing (present participle), known (present participle and past participle), knowable

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Etymology

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Old English cognan, from cunnan 'to know, be able'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that 'knew' is the past tense and past participle of the English verb 'know'?

2. The word 'knew' appears 116 times in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby'.

3. In the English language, 'knew' is the most frequently used past tense form of 'know'.

4. The longest word in the English language that can be made using the letters in 'knew' is 'unquestionably'.

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Related Concepts

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1. knowledge: Familiarity gained through experience or study.

2. awareness: The state of being conscious of something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'knew' has been used extensively in various contexts. For instance, in Agatha Christie's 'Murder on the Orient Express', Hercule Poirot 'knew' that each passenger on the train was hiding something. In music, 'knew' is the title of a song by Pink Floyd from their album 'The Wall'.

How to Memorize "knew"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the past tense form 'knew' as a knot being tied, representing the connection between the speaker and the known fact.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'knew' with the color blue, as in 'I knew it all along' or 'I had a feeling I knew the answer'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Knowing Necessitates Understanding Widely' to remember the meaning of 'knew'.

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