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- 1. widely or generally known: "a well-known television personality" Similar Opposite
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Jul 1, 2010 · English - UK. Jul 1, 2010. #2. A typical use of the hyphenated version is "well-known person". It is also written as "well known person". On the other hand I cannot remember seeing a hyphen being used used in a sentence such as "It is well known that drink-driving is dangerous." Google shows lots of examples of both orthographies, correct or ...
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 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.
Nov 1, 2015 · Nov 1, 2015. #1. Good morning, Foreros. I need the translation of "Step-Out Well" in Spanish. A well drilled at a later time over remote, undeveloped portions of a partially developed continuous reservoir rock. Also known as delayed development well. The sentence I am translating is: Selection of the location of the step-out well as defined in ...
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').
Nov 14, 2011 · 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.
Nov 22, 2011 · Los Angeles, California. English, USA. Nov 22, 2011. #2. I think it would more likely be applied to a person rather than a thing. In your sentence it's the director that rose to prominence. I suppose an idea or a movement or a philosophy can also rise to prominence. When something is becoming well known, popular or dominant, does it fall into ...
Jan 29, 2008 · It is a common and somewhat ambiguous question. It usually means one or more of the following: 1) What were the circumstances in which you have known the applicant? member of a choir or sports team? 2) What was the applicant's function or employment during your acquaintance? For example, the applicant was one of your teachers at university, or ...
Sep 16, 2014 · My English dictionary define s 'circle' as 'a group of people who are connected because they have the same interests, jobs, etc.' The dictionary gives an example, "She's well known in theatrical circles." This dictionary is 'Oxford ADVANCED LEARNER'S Dictionary-7th edition'.
Apr 23, 2010 · It should be well known. "First, as is well known,..." Here, well is simply an adverb that modifies known. Think of similar constructions: It is widely known ... it is hardly known ... they aren't hyphenated. Well known in this example is the same type of construction. When the words are used together as an adjectival phrase, they are ...
