unbeknown, unbeknownst
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unbeknown — unbeknown, unbeknownst These alternatives for the more usual word unknown entered the language in the 17c and 19c respectively. They are typically used in asides in the form unbeknown to or unbeknownst to (someone), and in current use unbeknownst … Modern English usage
unbeknownst — unbeknown, unbeknownst These alternatives for the more usual word unknown entered the language in the 17c and 19c respectively. They are typically used in asides in the form unbeknown to or unbeknownst to (someone), and in current use unbeknownst … Modern English usage
unbeknownst/unbeknown to — without being known about by (someone) Unbeknownst to the students, the teacher had entered the room. [=the students did not know/realize that the teacher had entered the room] ◇ In U.S. English unbeknownst is more common than unbeknown. In Brit … Useful english dictionary
unbeknownst — 1833, vulgar formation from UNBEKNOWN (Cf. unbeknown) (1630s). No clear reason for the st, but since 19c. this has become the dominant form … Etymology dictionary
unbeknownst — unbeknown UK [ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊn] / US [ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊn] or unbeknownst UK [ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊnst] / US [ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊnst] adjective unbeknown to someone … English dictionary
unbeknown — UK [ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊn] / US [ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊn] or unbeknownst UK [ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊnst] / US [ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊnst] adjective unbeknown to someone … English dictionary
unbeknown — (also unbeknownst) ► ADJECTIVE (unbeknown to) ▪ without the knowledge of … English terms dictionary
unbeknown — [un΄bēnōnst′un΄bē nōn′] adj. unknown or unperceived; without one s knowledge: usually with to: also unbeknownst [un΄bēnōnst′] … English World dictionary
unbeknown — [[t]ʌ̱nbɪno͟ʊn[/t]] PHR PREP (The form unbeknownst [[t]ʌ̱nbɪno͟ʊnst[/t]] is also used.) If something happens unbeknown to you or unbeknownst to you, you do not know about it. I am appalled that children can mount up debts unbeknown to their… … English dictionary
unbeknownst — I adjective (usually used with to ) occurring or existing without the knowledge of a crisis unbeknown to me she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family • Syn: ↑unbeknown • Similar to: ↑unknown … Useful english dictionary
unbeknownst — also unbeknown adjective Etymology: 1un + obsolete English beknown known; unbeknownst, irregular from unbeknown Date: 1636 1. happening or existing without the knowledge of someone specified usually used with to < unbeknownst to us rumors were… … New Collegiate Dictionary
