Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beyond one's ken

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: be-yond one's ken
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Beyond one's knowledge or understanding.

Example Sentences

"Much of what McLuhan wrote and some of what Coupland relates are beyond my ken, but I don’t know about that “hole in heaven” stuff."

Etymology

From ken (“knowledge, understanding”).

Questions

What does beyond one's ken mean?: Beyond one's knowledge or understanding.
Where does beyond one's ken come from?: From ken (“knowledge, understanding”).

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