Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be not to know

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.92 in modern English

Syllables
be not -to -know
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To not have the required information.

British usage

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see be, not, to, know.

Example Sentences

  • "You weren’t to know."

Usage

Inflected Forms

is not to know (present, singular) being not to know (participle, present) was not to know (past) been not to know (participle, past)

Questions

What does be not to know mean?
To not have the required information.

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