知れる

しれる
to become known
to come to light
to be discovered

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しれる【知れる】

1 〔人に知られる〕 become known 《to…》; come to sb's knowledge.

●世間に知れる become generally known; be known to the general public; become public [common] knowledge; 〔うわさになる〕 get out; spread

・だれにも知れないように secretly; in secret; by stealth; surreptitiously

・ほかの人に知れないようにする keep 《a matter》 (secret) from sb; keep sb in the dark 《about a matter》; hide 《a fact》 from sb.

●どういうわけかこのことが警察に知れてしまった. This somehow came to the knowledge of the police.

・きっと世間に知れてしまうぞ. The story will get out, I assure you.

・それが人に知れては困るんだ. That must be kept absolutely secret. | I wouldn't want that to get out.

・「考える人」は言わずと知れたロダンの名作です. “The Thinker” is a widely known work of Rodin.

2 〔わかる〕 be found (to be); turn out (to be); prove (to be); (身元などが) be identified.

●反対派の数は知れている. The other side doesn't amount to much. | Our opponents don't have the numbers.

・うわさはうそだとすぐに知れた. The rumor soon turned out to be false.