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ken K0033500 (kĕn)n.1. Perception; understanding: complex issues well beyond our ken.2. a. Range of vision.b. View; sight.v. kenned or kent (kĕnt), ken·ning, kens Scots v.tr.1. To know (a person or thing).2. To recognize.v.intr. To have knowledge or an understanding. [From Middle English kennen (influenced by Old Norse kenna, to know), from Old English cennan, to declare; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]ken (kɛn) nrange of knowledge or perception (esp in the phrases beyond or in one's ken)vb, kens, kenning, kenned or kent (kɛnt) 1. dialect Scot and Northern English to know2. dialect Scot and Northern English to understand; perceive3. (tr) archaic to see[Old English cennan; related to Old Norse kenna to perceive, Old High German kennen to make known; see can1]ken (kɛn) n., v. kenned kent, ken•ning. n. 1. knowledge or understanding: an idea beyond one's ken. 2. range of sight or vision. v.t. 3. Chiefly Scot. to understand or know about. 4. Archaic. to see; recognize. v.i. 5. Chiefly Scot. to know; understand. [before 900; Middle English kennen to make known, see, know, Old English cennan to make known, declare; c. Old High German chennen, Old Norse kenna, Gothic kannjan; akin to can1] Ken. Kentucky. ken Past participle: kenned Gerund: kenning
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I ken | you ken | he/she/it kens | we ken | you ken | they ken |
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I kenned | you kenned | he/she/it kenned | we kenned | you kenned | they kenned |
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I am kenning | you are kenning | he/she/it is kenning | we are kenning | you are kenning | they are kenning |
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I have kenned | you have kenned | he/she/it has kenned | we have kenned | you have kenned | they have kenned |
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I was kenning | you were kenning | he/she/it was kenning | we were kenning | you were kenning | they were kenning |
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I had kenned | you had kenned | he/she/it had kenned | we had kenned | you had kenned | they had kenned |
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I will ken | you will ken | he/she/it will ken | we will ken | you will ken | they will ken |
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I will have kenned | you will have kenned | he/she/it will have kenned | we will have kenned | you will have kenned | they will have kenned |
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I will be kenning | you will be kenning | he/she/it will be kenning | we will be kenning | you will be kenning | they will be kenning |
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I have been kenning | you have been kenning | he/she/it has been kenning | we have been kenning | you have been kenning | they have been kenning |
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I will have been kenning | you will have been kenning | he/she/it will have been kenning | we will have been kenning | you will have been kenning | they will have been kenning |
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I had been kenning | you had been kenning | he/she/it had been kenning | we had been kenning | you had been kenning | they had been kenning |
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I would ken | you would ken | he/she/it would ken | we would ken | you would ken | they would ken |
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I would have kenned | you would have kenned | he/she/it would have kenned | we would have kenned | you would have kenned | they would have kenned | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ken - range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"cognizanceknowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension | | 2. | ken - the range of vision; "out of sight of land"sightgrasp, compass, reach, range - the limit of capability; "within the compass of education" |
ken nounbeyond someone's ken beyond the knowledge of, beyond the comprehension of, beyond the understanding of, beyond the acquaintance of, beyond the awareness of, beyond the cognizance of beyond the ken of the average laymankennounThe extent of one's perception, understanding, knowledge, or vision:horizon, purview, range, reach, scope.verb1. Scots. To perceive directly with the intellect:apprehend, compass, comprehend, fathom, grasp, know, understand.2. Scots. To apprehend (images) by use of the eyes:behold, perceive, see.3. Scots. To perceive and recognize the meaning of:accept, apprehend, catch (on), compass, comprehend, conceive, fathom, follow, get, grasp, make out, read, see, sense, take, take in, understand.Informal: savvy.Slang: dig.Chiefly British: twig.Idioms: get a handle on, get the picture.TranslationsKenγνώσηconnaissanceal di l... della nostra comprensioneconoscenzaconoscereken
a bit beyond (one's) kenAdvanced beyond one's ability to understand or make sense of the subject matter or task at hand. The stuff they're teaching in this advanced math class is a bit beyond my ken.See also: beyond, bit, kenbeyond (one's) kenAdvanced beyond one's ability to understand or make sense of the subject matter or task at hand. The stuff they're teaching in this advanced math class is beyond my ken.See also: beyond, kenbe beyond (one's) kenTo be advanced beyond one's ability to understand or make sense of the subject matter or task at hand. The stuff they're teaching in this advanced math class is beyond my ken.See also: beyond, kenoutside (one's) kenAdvanced beyond one's ability to understand or make sense of the subject matter or task at hand. The stuff they're teaching in this advanced math class is outside my ken.See also: ken, outsidebeyond one's kenoutside the extent of one's knowledge or understanding. Why she married that shiftless drunkard is beyond our ken. His mean attitude to others is quite beyond my ken.See also: beyond, kenbeyond your ken If something is beyond your ken, you do not know about it or understand it. The quirks of the antiques business were beyond his ken. The scientific subject matter is beyond the ken of the average person. Note: `Ken' here means the full range of someone's knowledge or understanding. The Scottish verb `ken' means `know'. See also: beyond, kenbeyond your ken outside your range of knowledge or understanding.See also: beyond, kenbeyond/outside your ˈken (old-fashioned) not within your knowledge or understanding: Such things are beyond my ken. Ken is an old word for ‘knowledge’.See also: beyond, ken, outsideken
ken/ken/ 1. Ken Thompson
2. A flaming user. This was originated by the SoftwareSupport group at Symbolics because the two greatest flamersin the user community were both named Ken.MedicalSeeKentKen
KenGOST 7.67 Latin three-letter geocode for Kenya. The code is used for transactions to and from Kenyan bank accounts and for international shipping to Kenya. As with all GOST 7.67 codes, it is used primarily in Cyrillic alphabets.KEN
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KEN➣Kenneth | KEN➣Kenya | KEN➣Kenmore (New York) | KEN➣Kentish (linguistics) | KEN➣Knowledge Exchange Network (National Mental Health Services) | KEN➣Kompetenz-Center für Emissionfrei Nutzfahrzeuge (German, Daimler research center) |
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Synonyms for kenphrase beyond someone's kenSynonyms- beyond the knowledge of
- beyond the comprehension of
- beyond the understanding of
- beyond the acquaintance of
- beyond the awareness of
- beyond the cognizance of
Synonyms for kennoun the extent of one's perception, understanding, knowledge, or visionSynonyms- horizon
- purview
- range
- reach
- scope
verb to perceive directly with the intellectSynonyms- apprehend
- compass
- comprehend
- fathom
- grasp
- know
- understand
verb to apprehend (images) by use of the eyesSynonymsverb to perceive and recognize the meaning ofSynonyms- accept
- apprehend
- catch
- compass
- comprehend
- conceive
- fathom
- follow
- get
- grasp
- make out
- read
- see
- sense
- take
- take in
- understand
- savvy
- dig
- twig
Synonyms for kennoun range of what one can know or understandSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the range of visionSynonymsRelated Words |