unknown
Not known; unidentified; not well knownNot known; unidentified; not well known.
» The cause of the fire was unknown.
Die Ursache des Brandes war unbekannt.
Причина пожара была неизвестной.
Причина пожара была неизвестна.
Причина пожежі була невідома.
Meaning
1 senses(postpositional, sometimes)Not known; unidentified; not well known.
The concept has existed since times unknown.
unbekannt
неизве́стныйneizvéstnyj, незнако́мыйneznakómyj, неве́домыйnevédomyj
невідо́мийnevidómyj, незна́нийneznányj, незнайо́мийneznajómyj
not known
Examples
291 sentencesThe cause of the fire was unknown.
Причина пожежі була невідома. — aandrusiak
ruПричина пожара была неизвестной. — FeuDRenais
deDie Ursache des Brandes war unbekannt. — al_ex_an_der
The cause of the fire is unknown.
Причина пожежі невідома. — deniko
The exact cause is unknown.
Точна причина невідома. — deniko
ruТочная причина неизвестна. — marafon
The meaning is unknown to me.
deDiese Bedeutung ist mir unbekannt. — riotlake
Where Tom did that is unknown.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *unknowen, *uniknowen, uniknowe, from Old English unġecnāwen (“unknownFrom Middle English *unknowen, *uniknowen, uniknowe, from Old English unġecnāwen (“unknown”), equivalent to un- + known.
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Forms
more unknown, most unknown| Comparative | more unknown Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unknown Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
20 synonymsAntonyms
7 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form