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unbeknown
[ uhn-bi-nohn ]
adjective
- unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed by to ).
unbeknown
/ ˌʌԲɪˈəʊ /
adverb
- sentence modifierfoll byto without the knowledge (of a person) Also (esp Brit)unbeknownst
unbeknown to him she had left the country
adjective
- rare.postpositiveusually foll byto not known (to)
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of unbeknown1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of unbeknown1
Example Sentences
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.
But almost unbeknown to him, his inclusion within the England team had ramifications that travelled far beyond the pitch.
It was not something they had discussed but, unbeknown to them, Macauley had signed the organ donor register, twice.
Eruption takes readers on a thrilling journey through Hawaii's biggest island, which, unbeknown to its residents, hides dangerous military secrets dating back decades.
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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