Unbeknown - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊn|  American pronunciation of the word unbeknown
Brit.  |ʌnbɪˈnəʊn|  British pronunciation of the word unbeknown

adverb

- without someone's knowledge (syn: unbeknownst)
unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements

adjective

- (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of (syn: unbeknownst)
a crisis unbeknown to me
she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family

Extra examples

...unbeknownst to me, my mother was planning a party...

Unbeknown to us, they had already left.

Gentlemen unbeknown to ladies give their arms to ladies aforesaid, to conduct them into dinner.

Unbeknown to him, his wife had been trying to phone him all morning.

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