Knew is the past tense of know. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

2 ENTRIES FOUND: knew know (verb) knew Britannica Dictionary definition of KNEW past tense of 1 know

know /nəʊ/ vb (knows, knowing, knew /njuː/, known /nəʊn/) (mainly tr) (also intr; may take a clause as object) to be or feel certain of the truth or accuracy of (a fact, etc)

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“Knew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knew. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.

Skill, talent and ability (Definition of knew from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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