KNOWN


Meaning of KNOWN in English

I. known 1 /nəʊn $ noʊn/ BrE AmE

the past participle of ↑ know 1

II. known 2 W3 BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ knowing , ↑ knowledgeable , ↑ known ≠ ↑ unknown ; noun : ↑ knowledge , the unknown; adverb : ↑ knowingly ≠ ↑ unknowingly , ↑ knowledgeably ; verb : ↑ know ]

1 . [only before noun] used about something that people know about or have discovered:

a study of all the known facts

her last known address

Apart from vaccines, there is no known way to protect against meningitis.

2 . [only before noun] a known criminal, drug dealer etc is someone who people know to be regularly involved in criminal activities or to do other things that are disapproved of:

He was found with several other known sex offenders.

a known liar

3 . be known for something to be famous or known about by a lot of people because of something:

He’s known for his good looks.

The region is known for its fine wines.

4 . well-known/little-known/lesser-known used when saying how famous someone is:

works by lesser-known French artists

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.