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Meaning of unknown | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ʌn(ˈn)əʊn

Definitions

  1. Not known; unidentified; not well known
  2. A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found.
  3. A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found
  4. Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information.
  5. Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information
  6. A person of no identity; a nonentity.
  7. A person of no identity; a nonentity
  8. past participle of unknow

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca bilinməyən məchul naməlum
Čeština neznáma neznámý
Cymraeg anhysbys
Dansk ukendt
Ελληνικά άγνωστος
Esperanto nekonata
فارسی مجهول
Suomi tuntematon
Français Inconnu Inconnue
Հայերեն անհայտ
Íslenska ókunnur óþekktur
ქართული უცნობი
Kurdî mechûl
Latviešu svešs
Македонски непознат непозната
Slovenčina neznámy
Shqip panjohur
Svenska ökänd
Oʻzbekcha majhul
Tiếng Việt không biết

Examples

“Had God walked close beside her into the unknown?”
“I think I learned more from my family than they did from me in the brief idyllic time we spent together. None of them much more than a mile from home, they carried the aura of a close-knit community as a shield against against the unknown.”
“As we know, There are known knowns. There are things we know we know. We also know There are known unknowns. That is to say We know there are some things We do not know.”
“The other priority is getting people to respond well to interventions, especially changes to routine. This is one of the biggest unknowns in these scenarios, and yet compliance can be the most crucial factor in determining whether an intervention works.”
“How does it feel, / how does it feel? / To be on your own, / with no direction home / A complete unknown, / like a rolling stone”
“Khaleque, the landowner, who had contributed most of the money needed to transform the neglected burial-place of an unknown into a mazar, masked his pride and pleasure with difficulty. He solemnly declared: ‘Perhaps now we shall be forgiven for neglecting the saint all these years.’”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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