- past tense form of know.
knew
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
His comments suggest that scrutiny could extend to what Nvidia executives knew about the company's customers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
He knew the details of his family traumas might shatter his public image.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Yasmine Chubin, executive director of the Iranian advocacy group, said the organization’s attorneys knew of at least a dozen detainees approached about removal in recent weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
I knew many of these people from a decade of reporting on the often ugly intersection of Muslims and American politics.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
Hearing that story might seem like fantasy fiction to the uninformed, but she knew that her moshom had seen them when he was younger.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
