View synonyms for knew

knew

[ noo, nyoo ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb

knew

/ njuː /

He knew that a public appearance with Duke could be disastrous.

Johnson knew that the proposals he was going to send to the Hill would be divisive.

They liked what Duke was saying and were willing to look beyond what little they knew of his past.

He knew I loved him like a big brother, and I knew the feeling was mutual.

Who knew that “we shall overcome” meant “we, the few, shall book covers every decade or so, maybe, sometimes, if we are in style.”

There was a rumor that Alessandro and his father had both died; but no one knew anything certainly.

Babylas raised his pale face; he knew what was coming; it had come so many times before.

Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.

She did not need a great cook-book; She knew how much and what it took To make things good and sweet and light.

Fatigue he never knew, and on one occasion he was said to have spent thirteen days and nights in the saddle.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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