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ken

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ken  (kn)
n.
1. Perception; understanding: complex issues well beyond our ken.
2.
a. Range of vision.
b. View; sight.
v. kenned or kent (knt), 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 gn- in Indo-European roots.]
ken
Noun
beyond one's ken beyond one's range of knowledge
Verb
[kenning, kenned] or kent
Scot & N English dialect to know [Old English cennan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ken - range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"
cognizance
knowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension
2.ken - the range of vision; "out of sight of land"
sight
grasp, compass, reach, range - the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
ken
noun beyond 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


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But the rams need only cease to suppose that all that happens to them happens solely for the attainment of their sheepish aims; they need only admit that what happens to them may also have purposes beyond their ken, and they will at once perceive a unity and coherence in what happened to the ram that was fattened.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
I sat upon the mountain-side and watched A tiny barque that skimmed across the lake, Drifting, like human destiny upon A world of hidden peril; then she sailed From out my ken, and mingled with the blue Of skies unfathomed, while the great round sun Weakened towards the waves.
A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence.
The Art of War by Sun, Tzu View in context
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