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making known

making known is the present participle and gerund of make known.

Meaning of make known

Verb

make known (third-person singular simple present makes known, present participle making known, simple past and past participle made known)

  1. (transitive) To announce (some information) generally.
    • The decision was made known when it appeared on the evening news.
    Synonyms:
    declare
  2. (transitive) To disclose (a secret).
    • I wouldn't make this known to anyone else, if I were you.

Questions about making known

What is making known the present participle and gerund of?
Making known is the present participle and gerund of make known.

Words near making known in the dictionary

  1. making it snappy
  2. making it so
  3. making it so that
  4. making it up as one goes along
  5. making it up to
  6. making known
  7. making land
  8. making landfall
  9. making light of
  10. making light work of
  11. making like a baby and heading out

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