desconocer
desconocer
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desconocer
transitive verb
1
not to know
(ignorar)
- desconozco quién es/dónde trabaja -> I don't know who he is/where he works
- se desconoce su paradero -> her whereabouts are unknown
- por causas que aún se desconocen -> for reasons as yet unknown o which are still unknown
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desconocer [des-co-no-therr’]
article & verb transitive
1
Not to preserve the idea which was held of something.
2
To recognize the notable change which is found in some person or thing.
3
To disown, to disavow.
4
To mistake, to be totally ignorant of a thing, not to know a person.
- Desconocer la tierra -> to be unacquainted with a country
- Desconocer a uno por hijo -> not to own one as a son
- Desconocer el beneficio -> not to acknowledge a favor received; to be ungrateful
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugation for "desconocer"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desconozco | desconocí | desconocía | desconoceré | desconozca |
| Tú | desconoces | desconociste | desconocías | desconocerás | desconozcas |
| Ella/Él/Usted | desconoce | desconoció | desconocía | desconocerá | desconozca |
| Nosotros | desconocemos | desconocimos | desconocíamos | desconoceremos | desconozcamos |
| Vosotros | desconocéis | desconocisteis | desconocíais | desconoceréis | desconozcáis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | desconocen | desconocieron | desconocían | desconocerán | desconozcan |
