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- 1. widely or generally known: "a well-known television personality" Similar Opposite
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Dec 4, 2017 · Dec 5, 2017. #6. No, C is using "know her well" as if it was an action, that happened (or hadn't happened) at some time before your decision to not invite her. "Know her well" is not an action, that happens at a time. For that we use "getting to know her". That phrase describes the transition from "not knowing her well" to "knowing her well ...
Jan 27, 2016 · I'm trying to look for a word for the quality of being well-known. It should be neutral without any inherent positive or negative connotations or denotations. So far, the words I've come up with Fame, Renown, Popularity and Notoriety. Unfortunately, the first three have a strongly positive meaning (i.e Fame even has the complementary 'Infamy').
Mar 25, 2012 · Hey, I see from an earlier thread that "most well-known" is acceptable English. This seems so incredible to me. Is this American or do the British also accept this expression? To me 'his most famous song' sounds so much better than 'his most well-known song', but I am not a native English...
Jan 7, 2020 · Hello, Michael Medved was well known by people across Northeast Ohio. He worked at the Sam’s Club in Mentor and the Walmart in Madison. Community remembers Madison man who died New Year’s Day after being hit by a car What is the difference between “well known by” and “well known among” ? Are...
Jan 2, 2014 · 1. The election is very close and may go down to the wire. (from Longman dictionary of contemporary English, with minor modifications on tense) 2. The negotiations went down to the wire, but we reached an agreement before the deadline. (from another Longman dictionary) 3. It's coming down to the wire but she's very disorganized so we're worried ...
Jan 29, 2008 · spanish. Jan 29, 2008. #1. hello, which is the superlative of well-known (conocido)? the most well-known. or is. the best-known. thanks! E.
Dec 5, 2006 · Fresno CA. English (US - northeast) Dec 27, 2023. #28. I think there is a narrow meaning and a wide meaning. The narrow meaning is words like "umm" "err" "ah" and "uh", that don't express meaning or change meaning. They only prevent someone else from speaking, allowing the speaker to "still have the floor" while finding new words.
May 13, 2017 · Thanks in advance. They are both correct sentences. The it in the first sentence, as well as the second it in the second sentence, refers to something already present in the context. The it at the beginning of the second sentence, however, does not. "It is well known that it is very difficult" means " (The fact) that it is very difficult is ...
May 7, 2022 · May 7, 2022. #6. xuliang said: It's possible to be famous, and yet not really well known. This is grammatically fine, but it is a straightforward statement. Her original is also fine, and is an 'if/then' sort of statement (although she omits 'then'). Read it as: If it's possible to be famous but not really well known, then that describes my ...
Feb 15, 2011 · Puerto Rico (San Juan) English (American) Feb 15, 2011. #5. "It has been well known" is grammatically correct; it implies that at some point in the past it was known and continues to be known into the present. It's the same as "It's well known", so back to my original post, what about. "es bien conocido." I'm really bad with the use of "se" as ...
