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unknown

US /ənˈnoʊn/

adjective Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

not known

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The cause of the power failure is still unknown.

Synonyms

  • unfamiliarnot known or well known
  • unidentifiednot yet identified
  • undiscoverednot discovered

Collocations

  • Easy unknown caller
    describing unknown caller (an unknown and unexplored region)
  • Medium cause of the outage is unknown
    to cause of the outage is unknown, meaning to give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
  • Hard venturing into unknown economic waters
    to venturing into unknown economic waters, meaning to proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
  • Very Hard step into the great unknown with steadfast resolve
    to step into the great unknown with steadfast resolve, meaning to shift or move by taking a step

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