The meaning of Unknown

adjective

Kept secret; hidden.

Usage examples:

A concealed weapon

verb

Not allow to be seen; hide.

Usage examples:

A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea

adjective

Kept hidden or where it cannot easily be seen

Usage examples:

The robbery had been recorded on a concealed security camera., he was carrying a concealed weapon.,…

adjective

With little or no light.

Usage examples:

It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

Usage examples:

Carolyn was sitting in the dark

adjective

Past participle of hide1.

verb

Put or keep out of sight.

Usage examples:

He hid the money in the house

adjective

Used to describe costs that are not normally included in the original price of something, or are not normally considered when judging something

Usage examples:

Hidden charges/costs/extras, hidden fees/penalties, there are the hidden costs of climate change th…

adjective

Difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

Usage examples:

His colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances

adjective

Strange, not known, or not understood

Usage examples:

She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has give…

adjective

Awaiting decision or settlement.

Usage examples:

Nine cases were still pending

preposition

Until (something) happens.

Usage examples:

They were released on bail pending an appeal

adjective

About to happen or waiting to happen

Usage examples:

His application for citizenship was still pending., flights were suspended pending an investigation…

adjective

Not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others.

Usage examples:

How did you guess i'd got a secret plan?

noun

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

Usage examples:

A state secret

noun

A piece of information that is not generally known or is not known by someone else and should not be told to others

Usage examples:

We don’t keep secrets from each other., don’t tell anyone – it’s a secret., what’s the secret of yo…

adjective

Not confirmed or ascertained; unknown.

Usage examples:

There is no basis for asserting that allianz had any right to any ascertained or unascertained part…

adjective

(of a person) not having made a decision.

Usage examples:

The jury remained undecided

noun

A person who has not decided how they are going to vote in an election.

Usage examples:

20 per cent of the population describe themselves as undecideds

adjective

Not having made a decision or judgment about something

Usage examples:

Are you still undecided about that job in san francisco?

adjective

Not authoritatively decided or settled.

Usage examples:

The acquisition will result in an as yet undetermined number of lay-offs

adjective

Not measured, counted, or clearly known

Usage examples:

The park was developed in several phases, at undetermined costs, between 2015 and 2020., local resi…

adjective

Not revealed or made known publicly.

Usage examples:

The precise terms of the agreement remained undisclosed

adjective

Not announced; kept private

Usage examples:

The rembrandt painting was sold at auction for an undisclosed amount.

adjective

Undisclosed information has not been made publicly available

Usage examples:

An undisclosed amount/fee/sum the law firm settled with the family for an undisclosed amount., the …

adjective

Not established.

Usage examples:

Unestablished denominations

adjective

Not fixed in a definite place or position; unfastened or loose.

Usage examples:

The green cloth cover had become unfixed in a dozen places

adjective

(of a problem, question, or dispute) not resolved.

Usage examples:

A number of issues remain unresolved

adjective

(esp. of a problem or difficulty) not solved or ended

Usage examples:

The mayor’s race remains unresolved.

adjective

Not revealed; secret.

Usage examples:

Some feelings can run so deep that they are better left unrevealed

adjective

Not revealed (= made known or shown)

Usage examples:

Some details are unrevealed., an unrevealed number of staff have been disciplined.

adjective

Lacking order or stability.

Usage examples:

An unsettled childhood

verb

Cause to feel anxious or uneasy; disturb.

Usage examples:

The crisis has unsettled financial markets

adjective

Tending to change suddenly; not having a regular pattern

Usage examples:

Things are unsettled in the state’s political arena., the forecast is for unsettled weather, with m…

adjective

Not stated clearly or exactly.

Usage examples:

An unspecified number of people

adjective

Not stated or described in detail

Usage examples:

The company was sold for an unspecified amount.

adjective

Not feeling, showing, or done with confidence and certainty.

Usage examples:

I stand quietly under that glare, unsure of how to reply to such a statement

adjective

In doubt, or not certain

Usage examples:

[ + question word ] officials were unsure who was in control of the city., he has been unsure of hi…

adjective

Too much or too many to be counted or measured.

Usage examples:

Thieves caused untold damage