aknow
aknow is the obsolete form of acknow.
Meaning of acknow
Verb
acknow (third-person singular simple present acknows, present participle acknowing, simple past acknew, past participle acknown)
- To recognize.
- You will not be acknown, sir; why, 'tis wise.
Thus do all gamesters, at all games, dissemble:
No man will seem to win.1606, Ben Jonson, Volpone, act 5, scene 4
- You will not be acknown, sir; why, 'tis wise.
- To acknowledge; confess (often with "of" or "on"), reveal, disclose, realize
- We say of a stubborn body that standeth still in the denying of his fault, This man will not acknowledge his fault, or, He will not be acknown of his fault.1532, Sir Thomas More, The Confutation of Tyndale's Answer
Forms of aknow
| third-person singular present | aknows |
|---|---|
| present participle | aknowing |
| past | aknew |
| past participle | aknown |
Questions about aknow
- What is aknow the obsolete form of?
- Aknow is the obsolete form of acknow.
Words near aknow in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: aknow (page history and authors); acknow (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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