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know
I. \ˈnō\ verb
(knew \ˈn(y)ü\ ; or dialect knowed \ˈnōd\ ; known \ˈnōn sometimes -ōən\ ; also dialect knowed ; knowing ; knows)
Etymology: Middle English knowen, knawen, from Old English cnāwan; akin to Old High German bichnāan to recognize, Old Norse knā I can, Latin gnoscere, noscere to become acquainted with, come to know, Greek gignōskein to come to know, perceive, Old Slavic znati to know, Sanskrit jānāti he knows
transitive verb
1.
a.
(1) : to apprehend immediately with the mind or with the senses : perceive directly : have direct unambiguous cognition of
< taught that one could come to know objective truth >
(2) : to have perception, cognition, or understanding of especially to an extensive or complete extent
< learning to know one's mind — Virgil Thomson >
< insisted on the importance of knowing oneself >
(3) : to recognize the quality of : see clearly the character of : discern
< knew him for what he was >
< knows him as honest and reliable >
(4) : to recognize in a specific capacity
< one glance and they know him as the one destined to lead them >
b.
(1) : to apprehend as being the same as something previously apprehended : recognize as being an object of perception identical with a previous object of perception : recognize as familiar
< knew her father as soon as she saw him >
< said they would know that face anywhere >
(2) : to have acquaintance or familiarity with through experience or acquisition of information or hearsay
< knew no such restraints — Hugh Seton-Watson >
< knew the law fairly well >
< knows foreign languages >
specifically : to have personal acquaintance with (a person)
< whom he had learned to know and love — Allen Johnson >
< recognizes many people by sight but doesn't know them all >
(3) : to have experience of
< the region has known a steadily increasing … number of visitors — S.H.Holbrook >
< knew great delight >
< did not know happiness with the woman he married — Ruth P. Randall >
c. : to apprehend as being distinct from something previously apprehended : recognize as being an object of perception distinct from a previous object of perception : recognize as distinct : distinguish
< barely able to know one thing from another >
2.
a. : to have cognizance, consciousness, or awareness of : have within the mind as something apprehended, learned, or understood
< knew they could never have what city folks had — M.W.Straight >
< knows that this is quite true >
< knew many would not believe him >
< didn't know who she was or where she was going >
< was known to be a friend of hers >
b. : to have a practical understanding of or a distinct skill in through instruction, study, practice, or experience
< knows how to write vividly — William Clerk >
< knows the fundamentals perfectly >
3. : to apprehend with certitude as true, factual, sure, or valid : perceive or have within the mind's grasp with clarity and the conviction of certainty : have certitude about and clear comprehension of
< know what they want and intend to get it >
< knew the solution to almost any problem >
4. archaic : to have sexual intercourse with
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to have perception or cognition or understanding of something especially to an extensive or complete extent
< you know better >
< people who know will not waste their time that way >
< we want to know, we will not be content with a fairy tale of love — L.O.Coxe >
b. : to have cognizance, consciousness, or awareness of something : be aware of the existence or fact of something
< knew of her but had not yet met her >
< knew about what had happened >
2. : to have information : have acquaintance with facts
< knew differently and therefore refused the offer >
3. : to have something within the mind's grasp with certitude and clarity
< do you know, or is that only your opinion >
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- know one's onions
- know one's stuff
- know the ropes
- not know from nothing
II. noun
(-s)
: the fact of knowing : knowledge
< the inside know of a journalist — Douglass Cater >
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- in the know
III. verb
Etymology: translation of Yiddish visn fun
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