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View synonyms for knew

knew

[noo, nyoo]

verb

  1. simple past tense of know.



knew

/ njuː /

verb

  1. the past tense of know

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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After 500 passes, it knew how to spell.

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"From that moment on, we knew we were on an incredible journey."

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The 24-year-old wanted to prove she was the missing youngster with a DNA test, but Ms McCann told Leicester Crown Court: "I always knew that she wasn't Madeleine, so I didn't need to do one."

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I found a program at Oxford; I knew my father would be OK with that.

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Republicans knew this was coming, but they either thought they could escape blame for it or they are so deluded they actually believe it’s what people want.

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