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Unbeknown Moderate

Unbeknown has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Adjective
1

(usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of

"a crisis unbeknown to me"

"she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family"

2

Not beknown.

Adverb
1

without someone's knowledge

"unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements"

Example Sentences
"a crisis unbeknown to me" adjective
"she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family" adjective
"unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements" adverb
See Also
unbeknownst beknown
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
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