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unken

/ʌnˈkɛn/

unken verb: to not know, fail to recognise, be ignorant of.

Verb

unken (third-person singular simple present unkens, present participle unkenning, simple past and past participle unkenned)

  1. (Scotland) To not know, fail to recognise, be ignorant of.

Adjective

IPA/ˈʊŋkən/

unken (not comparable)

  1. Only used in unken reflex.

Forms of unken

third-person singular presentunkens
present participleunkenning
past participleunkenned
pastunkenned

Origin of unken

Back-formation from unkenned, equivalent to un- + ken.

From German Unke.

Phrases with unken

Questions about unken

What does unken mean?
Unken means to not know, fail to recognise, be ignorant of.
What part of speech is unken?
Unken can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce unken?
Unken is pronounced /ʌnˈkɛn/.
What is the past tense of unken?
The past tense of unken is unkenned.

Words near unken in the dictionary

  1. unkemmed
  2. unkempt
  3. unkemptitude
  4. unkemptly
  5. unkemptness
  6. unken
  7. unken reflex
  8. unkend
  9. unkenned
  10. unkennel
  11. unkenneled

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