unbeknown/unbeknownst to sb

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Definition of unbeknown/unbeknownst to sb words

phrase unbeknown/unbeknownst to sb If something happens unbeknown to you or unbeknownst to you, you do not know about it. 0

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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