adj
Meaning 1
Not beknown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unbeknown
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ʌnbɪˈnəʊn/
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General-American: /ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊn/
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CMU ARPABET: AH2 N B IH0 N OW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: AH2 N B IY0 N OW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
without someone's knowledge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unbeknownst
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epider. Proto-Indo-European *h1pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Old English be- Middle English bi- English be- English known English beknown English unbeknown From un- + beknown.