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Knowed vs Known - What's the difference?

knowed | known |

As verbs the difference between knowed and known

is that knowed is (nonstandard) alternative form of knew while known is .

As an adjective known is

identified as a specific type; renowned, famous.

As a noun known is

in algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.

knowed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (nonstandard) Alternative form of knew.
  • (nonstandard) (know)
  • * 1853 ,
    • Is made more imbecile by being constantly informed that Mrs. Green’s son “was a law-writer his-self and knowed him better than anybody,” which son of Mrs. Green’s appears, on inquiry, to be at the present time aboard a vessel bound for China, three months out, but considered accessible by telegraph on application to the Lords of the Admiralty.
  • * 1884 : (Mark Twain), (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), Chapter VII
    • I was pretty tired, and the first thing I knowed I was asleep.
  • * 1962 ,
    • And it ain't no use in light babe: the light I never knowed.

    known

    English

    Adjective

  • identified as a specific type; renowned, famous.
  • * He was a known pickpocket.
  • ed, accepted, familiar.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Stephen P. Lownie], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/david-m-pelz David M. Pelz
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Stents to Prevent Stroke , passage=As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known , but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.}}

    Antonyms

    * unknown

    Verb

    (head)

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.
  • Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
  • * 2012 , Thomas Dougherty, Antibiotic Discovery and Development (volume 1, page 39)
    • The biological dereplication tool may identify major knowns in a mixture, but it may miss novel minor components.

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    * English irregular past participles