- past tense form of know.
knew
Americanverb
verb
Example Sentences
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"He was, I thought, quite handsome, he was tall, he was terribly well educated, and he knew a lot about a lot," said the 56-year-old.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Argentina as the world’s greatest rivalry, we knew that it was a bold call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The friend knew far less about the company than he thought.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
“No matter what the federal government was doing, they knew that if they weren’t dotting their i’s and crossing their t’s, they were going to get called to account,” Hilton said.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Aristotle, the greatest scientist of his time, "knew" that the primary function of the brain was to cool the blood.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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