It's already been known to him
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There's this one archaic clearly transitive meaning of 'know' that would fit the use of the preposition by in the passive:
In other contexts it doesn't seem to be transitive (active) enough.
It's not so much that 'you know something' as that 'something becomes known to you', philosophically speaking.=)
And Adam knew Eve his wife... (Bible) — Адам познал Еву, жену свою… (Библия, Книга Бытия, гл. 4., ст. 1)[with obj.] archaic have sexual intercourse with (someone)
In other contexts it doesn't seem to be transitive (active) enough.
It's not so much that 'you know something' as that 'something becomes known to you', philosophically speaking.=)
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And yet, in some contexts by works just fine...)
They have been known <by/to> me for many years. [passive voice?]
It's already been known to him - It's been familiar to him
It's already been known by him - It's already been experienced/found out by him
They have been known <by/to> me for many years. [passive voice?]
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It's already been known by him - It's already been experienced/found out by him