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unbeknown - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'unbeknown' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unbeknown [ a.]
- Not known; unknown.

Meaning of 'unbeknown' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unbeknown [ r]
Meaning (1):
- without someone's knowledge
Example in sentence:
  • unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements
2 . unbeknown [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of
Example in sentence:
  • a crisis unbeknown to me;
  • she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family

Nearby Words:

unbacked unbag unbalanced unballast unballasted unbaned unbank unbar unbarbed unbark

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