knew

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knew

/ˈnjuː/ UK
/ˈn(j)u/ Canada, US
/nɪu̯/ Canada, Wales

Sounds like new · Rhymes with -uː

verb

past simple past of know
colloquial, nonstandard, participle, past past participle of know I'll say I've knew this some time and tried to stop it—it was my business to stop it.

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Closest in meaning: did, got, aware, faced, recognized, understood, knowingly, abreast, informed, experienced, awareness, defined, knowledge, heard, learned, he

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"knew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/knew. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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knew. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/knew

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"knew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/knew.

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@misc{knew_2026,
  title = {knew},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/knew},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}