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unbeknown

[ uhn-bi-nohn ]

adjective

  1. unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed by to ).


unbeknown

/ ˌʌԲɪˈəʊ /

adverb

  1. sentence modifierfoll byto without the knowledge (of a person) Also (esp Brit)unbeknownst

    unbeknown to him she had left the country

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. rare.
    postpositiveusually foll byto not known (to)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unbeknown1

1630–40; un- 1 + beknown ( late Middle English beknowe, past participle of beknowen ); be-, known
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unbeknown1

C17: from the archaic beknown known; see be- , know
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A court later heard that, unbeknown to them, they were recorded as they sat in the back of a police car on the way to the custody suite.

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But almost unbeknown to him, his inclusion within the England team had ramifications that travelled far beyond the pitch.

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It was not something they had discussed but, unbeknown to them, Macauley had signed the organ donor register, twice.

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Eruption takes readers on a thrilling journey through Hawaii's biggest island, which, unbeknown to its residents, hides dangerous military secrets dating back decades.

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His latest acquisition is a spider that, unbeknown to Kaleb, was smuggled from a Middle Eastern desert after rendering one of its captors agonizingly kaput.

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