unknown

[US]/ʌn'nəʊn/
[UK]/ˌʌn'non/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not known; unfamiliar
n. something that is not known or a person who is not famous

Phrases & Collocations

unknown number

unknown soldier

Example Sentences

exploration into unknown territory.

a headache of unknown aetiology

a word of unknown origin

It was unknown country to me.

inventions unknown to antiquity.

There are many unknowns in science.

The cause of autism is unknown.

Motherhood was for her a journey into the unknown.

Our new director is still an unknown quantity.

he's relatively unknown on this side of the pond.

find the unknown in the following equations.

an unknown and untravelled wilderness.

They bowed in homage to the Unknown Soldiers.

Matter is an unknown somewhat .

cast an unknown in the starring role.

a train wreck with an unknown number of casualties.

You must eliminate an unknown quantity.

The championship was won by a complete unknown.

Real-world Examples

We were driving to an unknown place, on an unknown errand.

Source: The Sign of the Four

The impact on health is as yet unknown.

Source: Selected English short passages

But actually, still to have had so many unknowns.

Source: Connection Magazine

Chris Lewicki has faced these unknowns.

Source: Searching for life on Mars

You know, it isn't the unknown.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2022 Collection

" There are too many unknowns to make a reasonable valuation, " Arenillas notes.

Source: Selected English short passages

And things unknown proposed as things forgot.

Source: The Weaknesses of Human Nature (Part 2)

With this previously unknown galactic government?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

46. Nowadays the once unknown snowy hill is well-known for snowstorm.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

There are still many unknowns and the more scientists uncover, the more questions arise.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

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