unknowing

«unknowing» in Mova's school dictionary: not knowing or not aware of what is happening, often of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (unknowing)

meaning for a pupil

1) Unknowing means not knowing or not aware of what is happening, often of something important. tree →

2) An unknowing helper does something without realising what it is part of. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and mysteries: an unknowing victim, an unknowing helper, unknowing of danger. In science: germs can be spread by unknowing carriers. It tells the reader a character does not know what the reader knows (dramatic irony). The adverb «unknowingly» is very common.

examples

• The unknowing guard let the thief into the castle. tree →
• She was unknowing of the surprise party. tree →
• Germs can be spread by unknowing people with no symptoms. tree →
• The unknowing fish swam towards the hook. tree →
• He unknowingly took the wrong bag home. tree →
• The cat sat unknowing on the remote control. tree →

note

Close to «unaware» and «unwitting». The adverb is «unknowingly». Different from «unknown» (not known to others).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unknowing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.