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Unbeknownst

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Definition

unbeknown / ʌnbÇ'nǝƱn / (also unbeknownst /ʌnbÇ'nǝƱnst /) adj ~ to sb မသိေသာ။ သတိမထားမိေသာ။ Unbeknown to his family, he had lost the job. ❍ He was, unbeknownst to her, already married.

Examples

  1. ‘There was a reason for this: unbeknown to the Reserve Bank
  2. the major banks were working secretly and cooperatively to develop an alternative payment system that would substitute for direct debits.’
  3. ‘But unbeknown to the Japanese
  4. Soviet leader Josef Stalin had promised Washington and London that he would attack Japanese forces within three months of Germany's defeat.’
  5. ‘In the meantime
  6. unbeknown to the French
  7. the British and Germans were cooking up their own plan.’
  8. ‘They even let people vote without identification - although
  9. unbeknown to the voters
  10. they then marked their ballots as invalid.’
  11. ‘Meanwhile
  12. unbeknown to them
  13. Mr Prescott had been busy scribbling in hidden corners
  14. using this ill-gotten time to pen legislation that will make his name an abomination to all who cherish freedom.’
  15. ‘All unbeknown to 16-year-old Tan
  16. the little Lakeland Terrier from Nottinghamshire
  17. she was about to be named ‘special friend’ of the year.’
  18. ‘But
  19. unbeknown to his grieving colleagues above
  20. the plucky soldier had managed to discover a pocket of air - after making an amazing 90 ft dive completely unaided.’
  21. ‘I've even seen her reading someone else's book unbeknown to the chappie who was reading it first-hand; she must have read a good chapter or so of it.’
  22. ‘However
  23. unbeknown to the drivers
  24. these black boxes have broken down in a ‘significant’ number of cases
  25. requiring an engineer to be called to carry out repairs
  26. or in most cases replace the device.’
  27. ‘And proving well and truly that we are related
  28. unbeknown to me she lists the ingredients for pastry and the method for scones.’
  29. ‘But unbeknown to his family
  30. he had packed extra items in his work bag including socks
  31. a pair of trainers and some hair gel.’
  32. ‘But unbeknown to him
  33. his staff had been putting them back on the list when he wasn't looking.’
  34. ‘Our grandson
  35. unbeknown to us
  36. was safe and well one street away.’
  37. ‘But
  38. unbeknown to Noah
  39. Timna has set in motion a chain of events that will drastically affect God's plan.’
  40. ‘He further relies upon the fact that
  41. unbeknown to him
  42. his informant status had become public knowledge.’
  43. ‘Sometime during the middle of our rally
  44. unbeknown to many of us
  45. the Destiny cavalry turned up.’
  46. ‘Then
  47. she moved them all around.’
  48. ‘The informer said that
  49. unbeknown to retailers
  50. it could be as long as 20 days from slaughter to final use-by date for a raw chicken breast.’
  51. ‘When he returned home she said he continued to tinker with the bike but
  52. unbeknown to her
  53. he then went out on it.’
  54. ‘He was told to wait in the adjoining cloakroom but
  55. unbeknown to his teacher
  56. sprinted outside and through the school gates.’