knew

[noo, nyoo]

verb

1. simple past tense of know.

knew

/ njuː /

verb

1. the past tense of know

Example Sentences

"Because the airbags in the Polo deployed, we knew that probably that car's stored some data about what happened in the five seconds leading up to that collision," Sgt Raine said.

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“Before I knew it, I was in the hospital eight hours later,” she said.

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The producers used a casting director to find these folks but Sheeran says none of them knew they’d be encountering him as they went about their business in Manhattan.

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At age 15, I knew that I didn’t understand everything about Yoko Ono’s work — I didn’t even know if I liked it — but I also didn’t necessarily understand Arthur Rimbaud, “Desolation Row,” or “Howl.”

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"I knew who I was. Knew my family history. At the same time, I recognized that I wasn't a good Indian. I hadn't been raised on a reserve/reservation. I didn't speak Cherokee," he wrote.

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Related Words

• appreciate 
• experience 
• have 
• learn 
• notice 
• perceive 
• realize 
• recognize 
• see