known

[US]/nəʊn/
[UK]/non/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. hyvin tunnettu; tunnistettu; kuuluisa
v. tietää; olla tietoinen
Word Forms
Past Participleknown
Past Tenseknown

Phrases & Collocations

widely known

laajasti tunnettu

well-known

hyvin tunnettu

known as

tunnetaan nimellä

well known

hyvin tunnettu

known for

tunnettu jostakin

best known

parhaiten tunnettu

known about

tiedossa oleva

make known

tietää

should have known

pitäisi olla tiennyt

known quantity

tunnettu suure

Example Sentences

Be it known by these presents.

Tiedoksi, että näillä asiakirjoilla todistetaan.

the only known case; a known authority.

ainoa tunnettu tapaus; tunnettu auktoriteetti.

He is a known artist.

Hän on tunnettu taiteilija.

a nationally known writer

kansallisesti tunnettu kirjailija

is known as the rheogram for the fluid.

on tunnettu nesteen reogrammina.

known the world over.

tunnettu kaikkialla maailmassa.

There is no known antidote for this poison.

Tälle myrkylle ei ole olemassa tunnettua vastalääkettä.

she'd known all along.

hän tiesi sen koko ajan.

he was little known in this country.

hän ei ollut juurikaan tunnettu tässä maassa.

every pupil is known personally.

jokainen oppilas on tunnettu henkilökohtaisesti.

a well-known television personality.

tunnettu televisiohenkilö.

He is a well-known writer.

Hän on tunnettu kirjailija.

The formation of a gley is known as gleying.

Gleyin muodostuminen tunnetaan gleyttämisenä.

The islanders are known for their hospitality.

Saarelaiset tunnetaan ystävällisyydestään.

well-known in artistic circles.

hyvin tunnettu taidepiireissä

Real-world Examples

The cervical vertebrae also known as your neck.

Source: Children's Encyclopedia Song

The truth will not be known for years.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

Puritans were not known as an extravagant bunch.

Source: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

A cataclysm will come to be known by a biblical name, the Exodus.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

Jet packs and aquatic cobras! I should have known.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

The cause of the collapse isn't yet known.

Source: AP Listening August 2015 Collection

The Dothraki are not known for their punctuality.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

All now known as " Turing patterns" .

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

We're talking about hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.

Source: CNN Selected December 2015 Collection

Lidstone is also known as " River Dave" .

Source: VOA Special August 2021 Collection

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