Knew - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |nuː|  American pronunciation of the word knew
Brit.  |njuː|  British pronunciation of the word knew
- this word is a past tense form of the irregular verbto know

verb

- simple past tense of know

Extra examples

I knew him at once.

He just knew the bell of the church from the organ.

Those lads knew real trouble.

I knew at once that I had made a powerful impression on Julia.

And Adam knew Eve his wife... (Bible)

They knew a good deal about the problem.

And before we knew it, the storm was over.

She knew the answer as well as the next person.

Knew from the start of the game that he would win easily

...you should have stopped wrestling once you knew someone was getting hurt, not five minutes later...

She knew exactly the right moment to ask for a raise.

He knew he had to act quickly.

Investigators are trying to establish if anyone knew about these problems before the accident.

He knew the answers to only 3 of the 10 questions.

No one outside the group knew of their plans.

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