- past tense form of know.
knew
Americanverb
verb
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“Our life as we knew it is done,” Gilbert said, adding that she believed Busfield would be exonerated.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Jack's determination to make sure people knew the truth while he was still able to tell them has driven Claire on.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
While that study looked at requests made of strangers, in another set of studies we had participants make requests of people they knew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
I was 100% sure I knew exactly how I would handle things, and it didn’t happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
And no matter how upset she felt, she knew that denying herself an opportunity to learn from her moshom was never productive.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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