unbeknown
unknown; unperceived; without one's knowledge (usually followed by to).
Origin of unbeknown
1- Also un·be·knownst [uhn-bi-nohnst]. /ˌʌn bɪˈnoʊnst/.
Words Nearby unbeknown
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How to use unbeknown in a sentence
Twenty-year-old Tiller is supposed to be in college on an overseas program, but unbeknown to his dad, he has spent the last few months on a series of bizarre adventures in Asia.
Chang-rae Lee’s ‘My Year Abroad,’ is a sweeping, twisty tale of love, family and hope | Frances Cha | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostFrom which illustration I inferred that Mr. Lincoln wanted Davis to escape, "unbeknown" to him.
The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman, Complete | William T. ShermanI inclose to you a tin pound note, which ye father sends to ye unbeknown to me.
Recitations for the Social Circle | James Clarence HarveyPerhaps he was skeptical of his country's harboring such a rare beauty unbeknown to him.
The Story of Don Quixote | Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThen she flew from the castle and donned her catskin robe again, and slipped into the scullery again, unbeknown to the cook.
More English Fairy Tales | Various
Without one moment's warning, and unbeknown even to her husband, the lady went to the station and entered the train for New York.
The Mapleson Memoirs, vol II | James H. Mapleson
British Dictionary definitions for unbeknown
/ (ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊn) /
(sentence modifier foll by to) without the knowledge (of a person): unbeknown to him she had left the country Also (esp Brit): unbeknownst
(postpositive usually foll by to) rare not known (to)
Origin of unbeknown
1Collins 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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