unbeknown
Syllables: un·be·knownUK/ʌnbɪˈnəʊn//ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊn/
unbeknown adjective: not beknown.
Adjective
unbeknown (comparative more unbeknown, superlative most unbeknown)
- Not beknown.
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unbeknown meaning in Urdu and Bengali
unbeknown in Urdu
- نامعلوم, ناقابل فہم, ناقابل ادراک
unbeknown in Bengali
- অজানা
Forms of unbeknown
| comparative | more unbeknown |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unbeknown |
| alternative form | unbeknownst |
Origin of unbeknown
From un- + beknown.
Questions about unbeknown
- What does unbeknown mean?
- Unbeknown means not beknown.
- What is unbeknown in Urdu?
- Unbeknown in Urdu is نامعلوم, ناقابل فہم, ناقابل ادراک. See Unbeknown meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is unbeknown?
- Unbeknown is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unbeknown?
- Unbeknown is pronounced /ʌnbɪˈnəʊn/ (UK).
Words near unbeknown in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: unbeknown (page history and authors); unbeknown (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unbeknown (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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