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unbeknown
[ uhn-bi-nohn ]
adjective
- unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed by to ).
unbeknown
/ ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊn /
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)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unbeknown1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of unbeknown1
C17: from the archaic beknown known; see be- , know
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Example Sentences
From which illustration I inferred that Mr. Lincoln wanted Davis to escape, "unbeknown" to him.
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I inclose to you a tin pound note, which ye father sends to ye unbeknown to me.
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Perhaps he was skeptical of his country's harboring such a rare beauty unbeknown to him.
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Then she flew from the castle and donned her catskin robe again, and slipped into the scullery again, unbeknown to the cook.
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Without one moment's warning, and unbeknown even to her husband, the lady went to the station and entered the train for New York.
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