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know  (n)

v. knew (n, ny), known (nn), know·ing, knows

v.tr.

1. To perceive directly; grasp in the mind with clarity or certainty.

2. To regard as true beyond doubt: I know she won't fail.

3. To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in: knows how to cook.

4. To have fixed in the mind: knows her Latin verbs.

5. To have experience of: "a black stubble that had known no razor" William Faulkner.

6.

a. To perceive as familiar; recognize: I know that face.

b. To be acquainted with: He doesn't know his neighbors.

7. To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct: knows right from wrong.

8. To discern the character or nature of: knew him for a liar.

9. Archaic To have sexual intercourse with.

v.intr.

1. To possess knowledge, understanding, or information.

2. To be cognizant or aware.

Idioms:

in the know Informal

Possessing special or secret information.

you know Informal

Used parenthetically in conversation, as to fill pauses or educe the listener's agreement or sympathy: Please try to be, you know, a little quieter. How were we supposed to make camp in a storm like that, you know?

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[Middle English knouen, from Old English cnwan; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

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knowa·ble adj.

knower n.

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know

Verb

[knowing, knew, known]

1. to be or feel certain of the truth or accuracy of (a fact, answer, or piece of information)

2. to be acquainted with: I'd known him for many years, since I was seventeen

3. to have a grasp of or understand (a skill or language)

4. to understand or be aware of (something, or how to do or be something): she knew how to get on with people

5. to experience: you had to have known poverty before you could give money its true value, he claimed

6. to be intelligent, informed, or sensible enough (to do something): how did he know to send the letter in the first place?

7. to be able to distinguish: I don't know one flower from another

8. know what's what to know how one thing or things in general work

9. you never know things are uncertain

Noun

in the know Informal aware or informed [Old English gecnāwan]

knowable adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	know - the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; "he is always in the know" knowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension
Verb	1.	know - be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" cognise, cognize keep track - keep informed of fully aware; "I keep track of the stock market developments" know - be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun" agnise, agnize, realize, recognize, realise, recognise - be fully aware or cognizant of ignore - be ignorant of or in the dark about
	2.	know - know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?" be on the ball, be with it, know the score, know what's going on, know what's what - be well-informed master, control - have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" get the hang, master - be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
	3.	know - be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt; "I know that I left the key on the table"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun" cognise, cognize, know - be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about; "I know that the President lied to the people"; "I want to know who is winning the game!"; "I know it's time" foreknow, foresee, previse, anticipate - realize beforehand
	4.	know - be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily" know - perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!"
	5.	know - have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" experience, live taste - experience briefly; "The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died" live over, relive - experience again, often in the imagination; "He relived the horrors of war" experience, go through, see - go or live through; "We had many trials to go through"; "he saw action in Viet Nam"
	6.	know - accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods" recognize, acknowledge, recognise accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"
	7.	know - have fixed in the mind; "I know Latin"; "This student knows her irregular verbs"; "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?" have down - have (something) mastered; "She has the names of the fifty states down pat"
	8.	know - have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, make love, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out neck, make out - kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; "The couple were necking in the back seat of the car" have, take - have sex with; archaic use; "He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable" fornicate - have sex without being married copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
	9.	know - know the nature or character of; "we all knew her as a big show-off" agnise, agnize, realize, recognize, realise, recognise - be fully aware or cognizant of
	10.	know - be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; "The child knows right from wrong" differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
	11.	know - perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!" know - be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object; "She doesn't know this composer"; "Do you know my sister?"; "We know this movie"; "I know him under a different name"; "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily" recall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think - recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"

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know

verb 1. have knowledge of, see, understand, recognize, perceive, be aware of, be conscious of

verb 2. be acquainted with, recognize, associate with, be familiar with, be friends with, be friendly with, have knowledge of, have dealings with, socialize with, fraternize with, be pals with << OPPOSITE be unfamiliar with

verb 3. (sometimes with about or of) be familiar with, experience, understand, ken Scot. comprehend, fathom, apprehend, have knowledge of, be acquainted with, feel certain of, have dealings in, be versed in << OPPOSITE be ignorant of

verb 4. recognize, remember, identify, recall, place, spot, notice, distinguish, perceive, make out, discern, differentiate, recollect

Translations

know [nəu] [pt knew, pp known] [njuː, nəun] vt (gen) → saber [+ person, author, place]; conocer

vi as far as I know ... → que yo sepa ...;

yes, I know → sí, ya lo sé;

I don't know → no lo sé;

to know how to do → saber hacer;

to know how to swim → saber nadar;

to know about or of sb/sth → saber de algn/algo;

to get to know sth → enterarse de algo;

I know nothing about it → no sé nada de eso;

I don't know him → no lo or le conozco;

to know right from wrong → saber distinguir el bien del mal

know [nəu] vt [knew , pt , known , pp ] [njuː, nəun] → savoir [+ person, place]; connaître;

to know that → savoir que;

to know how to do → savoir faire;

to know how to swim → savoir nager;

to know about/of sth [+ event] → être au courant de qch [+ subject]; connaître qch;

to get to know sth [+ fact] → apprendre qch [+ place]; apprendre à connaître qch;

I don't know → je ne sais pas;

I don't know him → je ne le connais pas;

do you know where I can ...? → savez-vous où je peux ...?;

to know right from wrong → savoir distinguer le bon du mauvais;

as far as I know ... → à ma connaissance ..., autant que je sache ...

know [nəu] [knew , pt , known , pp ] vt → kennen;

(facts) → wissen;

(language) → können

vi to know about or of sth/sb → von etw/jdm gehört haben;

to know how to swim → schwimmen können;

to get to know sth → etw erfahren;

(place) → etw kennenlernen;

I don't know him → ich kenne ihn nicht;

to know right from wrong → Gut und Böse unterscheiden können;

as far as I know → soviel ich weiß;

yes, I know → ja, ich weiß;

I don't know → ich weiß (es) nicht

know [nəu] vt [pt knew, pp known] [njuː, nəun] → sapere [+ person, author, place]; conoscere

vi → sapere;

to know that ... → sapere che ...;

to know how to do → sapere fare;

to get to know sth → venire a sapere qc;

I know nothing about it → non ne so niente;

I don't know him → non lo conosco;

to know right from wrong → distinguere il bene dal male;

as far as I know ... → che io sappia ..., per quanto io ne sappia ...;

yes, I know → sì, lo so;

I don't know → non lo so

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know

v know [nəu]

1 to be aware of or to have been informed about He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.weetيَعْرِفосведомен съмvědět, znátvidewissenξέρω, γνωρίζωsaber, conocerteadmaدانستنtietääsavoir, connaîtreלָדַעַתजाननाznatitudtahuvitasapere知っている알다žinotizināttahuwetenvitewiedzieć, znaćconhecera şti, a cunoaşteзнатьvedieťvedetiznativeta, känna tillรู้bilmek知道знатиعلم ہوناbiết知道

2 to have learned and to remember He knows a lot of poetry.kenيَعْرِف، يَتَعَلَّمзнаяznátkende tilkennenέχω μάθει, ξέρω απ' έξωsaber, conocerpeast teadmaبلد بودنosatasavoir, connaîtreלָדַעַת על-ज्ञात होनाpoznavatiismermengenalkunnaconoscereおぼえている배워 알다, 기억하다mokėtizināt; prastmengetahuiweten, kennenkunneumiećconhecera cunoaşte, a ştiзнатьpoznaťpoznatiznatikunna, känna tillเรียนรู้bilmek記牢знати, мати певні знанняسیکھ کر یاد رکھناthuộc记牢

3 to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with I know Mrs Smith – she lives near me.bekend metيَعْرِف الشَّخْصпознавамznátkendekennenξέρω, γνωρίζω, έχω οικειότητα με κπ.conocertundmaآشنا بودن باtunteaconnaîtreלְהַכִּירपरिचित होनाbiti svjestan, poznavatiismerkenalþekkjaconoscere知り合いである아는 사이다pažintipazītkenalkennenkjenneznaćconhecera cunoaşte (pe cineva)быть знакомымpoznaťpoznatipoznavatikännaรู้จักbilmek, tanımak認識бути знайомим, знатиواقفیت ہوناcó quen认识

4 to (be able to) recognize or identify You would hardly know her now – she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.herkenيَتَعَرَّف على، يُمَيِّزразпознавамpoznatgenkendeerkennenαναγνωρίζωreconocerära tundmaشناختنtunnistaareconnaîtreלְהַבחִיןपहचानना, पहचान लेनाmoćifelismermengenalþekkja, hafa þekkingu áriconoscere識別する분간하다, 식별하다atpažintipazītmengetahuiherkennenkjenne igjen(roz)poznaćreconhecera recunoaşteузнавать; отличатьrozoznaťprepoznatiprepoznatiknipslug, menandeจำได้tanımak, bilmek認出впізнаватиشناخت کر پاناnhận ra认出

adj ˈknowing

showing secret understanding She gave him a knowing look.verstandhoudingعارِف، عالِم بالسِّرразбиращvýznamnýsigendewissendπονηρός, γεμάτος σημασίαde complicidadarusaavآگاهpaljonpuhuvaentenduעַרמוּמִיगुप्त जानकारीpun razumijevanjabennfentespenuh pengertianíbygginnintenzionale心得顔の아는 듯한suprantantiszinošs; saprotošspandangan bermaknaveelbetekenendmegetsigendeporozumiewawczyintencionalcu sub­înţelesпонимающийvýznamnýpretkanznačajanknipslug, menandeรอบรู้bildiğini gösteren, bilen會意的хитрийخفیہ علم کا مظاہرہhiểu biết会意的

adv ˈknowingly

1 in a knowing manner She smiled knowingly.veelseggende wyseبِمَعْرِفَهразбиращоvýznamněbevidstwissendπονηρά, με σημασίαcon complicidadteadjaltزیرکانهtietävästid'un air entenduבְּפִּיקחוּתज्ञानपूर्वकhotimice, svjesnocinkosanmengertiíbyggilega(con l'aria di chi la sa lunga)心得顔に안다는 듯이supratingaizinoši; saprotošidengan penuh ertiveelbetekenendmegetsigende, lurtporozumiewawczointencionalmentecu un aer de cunoscătorпонимающеvýznamnepretkanoznačajnomenandeอย่างรู้เท่าทันbilmiş bir şekilde, anlayışlı tavırla會意地зі знанням справиواقفیت کے انداز میںtỏ ra hiểu biết会意地

2 deliberately or on purpose He would not knowingly insult her.opsetlikبِمَعْرِفَه، بِقَصْدсъзнателноvědoměmed viljeabsichtlichεσκεμμέναintencionadamenteteadlikultعمدیtieten tahtoensciemmentבְּיוֹדעִיןजानबूझकरnamjernotudatosandengan sengajavísvitandiintenzionalmente故意に고의로sąmoningaiapzinātidengan sengajabewustmed overlegg/viljeświadomiedeliberadamente(în mod) deliberatсознательноvedomenamernonamernoknow-how, kunnande, sakkunskapอย่างรอบรู้bilerek, bile bile故意地навмисноارادتاcố ý故意地

n ˈknow-all

an unkind name for a person who thinks he knows everything. alwetende, beterweterigالمُدَّعي بِمَعْرِفَة كُل شيءвсезнайкоvševědbedrevidende; blærerøvder Besserwisserπαντογνώστης, πολύξερος, «ξερόλας»sabelotodo, sabihondokõiketeadjaعلامه دهرbesserwisserun(e) je-sais-toutמִתייַמֵר לָדַעַת הַכָּלसब कुछ जानने वालाsveznalicanagy„okos”sok tahumaður sem þykist allt vitasapientone知ったかぶり아는 체하는 사람visažinisviszinisserba tahuwijsneusbedreviter, viktigpermądralasabichãoatot­ştiu­torвсезнайкаvševedvseznalecsveznalicabesserwisserผู้ที่อ้างว่ารู้ทุกอย่างดีกว่าผู้อื่นçok bilmiş kimse, ukalâ自稱無所不知的人всезнайкоبوجھ بجھکّڑngười tự cho mình biết mọi thứ自称无所不知的人

n ˈknow-how

the practical knowledge and skill to deal with something She has acquired a lot of know-how about cars.kennisумениеفوت و فنיֶדַעतकनीकी जानकारीznanjekepandaianpraktično znanjeknow-how, kunnande, sakkunskapความรู้และทักษะвміння, досвідطریق کارbí quyết

in the know

having information possessed only by a small group of people People in the know tell me that she is the most likely person to get the job.ingeligв течение заآگاه به امور محرمانهנִמצא בַּעִנייָנִיםसिर्फ कुछ ही लोगों को जानकारी होनाpoznavateljyang diketahuipoznavalacผู้สันทัดกรณีдобре поінформований, знаючийمعلومات رکھنے والا ایک خاص طبقہbiết rõ sự việc

know backwards

to know extremely well or perfectly He knows his history backwards.goed ingeligзная наизустکاملاً در جریان بودنיוֹדֵע הֵיטֵבपक्की जानकारी होनाu tančineserba mengetahuiznati jako dobrokunna ngt utan och innanจำได้อย่างละเอียดзнати вздовж і впоперекبہت اچھی طرح سے جانناthông thạo

know better

to be too wise or well-taught (to do something) She should know better at her age!; He should have known better than to trust them.van beter weetвече знамبیشتر آگاه بودنלָדַעַת שֶׁזֶה לא נָכוֹןबुद्धिमान होनाznati boljelebih mengetahuiznati boljeรู้มากขึ้นเกี่ยวกับкраще знатиکسی چیز کا مکمل علم ہوناhiểu biết

know how to

to have learned the way to She already knew how to read when she went to school.weet hoe, kennerзная какاز پیش بلد بودنלָדַעַת לְ-जानकारीznati kakotahu bagaimanaznatikunnaรู้คิดรู้อ่านнавчитисяکوئی چیز سیکھناbiết cách làm gì

know the ropes

to understand the detail and procedure of a job etc. verstaanпознавам в детайлиبا زیر و بم کاری آشنا شدنלְהִתמַצֵא בָּעִנייָנִיםकिसी काम इत्यादि की विस्तृत जानकारी रखनाznati u detaljemengetahui segalanyaznati sve o nekom poslukänna till knepen, kunna teknikenรู้จักวิธีจัดการบางสิ่งзнати всі ходи і виходиکسی کام کو کرنے کی تفصیلی معلومات حاصل کرناhiểu rõ ngọn ngành