به چیزی معروف/مشهور/شهره بودن. He was known to be a good swimmer at his time تو زمان خودش به شناگر خوبی بودن مشهور بود.
used to refer to something or someone that is familiar to or understood by people If something or someone is known to be or do something, people know that it is true or happens, or that someone is or does something