unbeknownst
Speech parts
1. unbeknownst - Adverb
2. unbeknownst - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
(usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of
without someone's knowledge
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a crisis unbeknown to me
she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family
unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements
Another situation unbeknownst to Brad involves the beloved Buttons the Clown, who is never seen without his makeup.
He summons Merlin the Magician (Gustaf Skarsgård) to help end the hunger, but the wizard is a drunk, a debtor and, unbeknownst to Uther, seemingly has lost his magic.
Cinderella throws the bean aside, but trades shoes with the Baker's Wife and flees, while unbeknownst to anyone a second beanstalk starts to grow.