ken (redirected from kens)

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.

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[From Middle English kennen (influenced by Old Norse kenna, to know), from Old English cennan, to declare; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

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ken [kɛn]

n

range of knowledge or perception (esp in the phrases beyond or in one's ken)

vb kens, kenning, kenned, kent [kɛnt]

1. Scot and northern English dialect to know

2. Scot and northern English dialect to understand; perceive

3. (tr) Archaic to see

[Old English cennan; related to Old Norse kenna to perceive, Old High German kennen to make known; see can¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"

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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 beyond the ken of the average layman

Translations

ken [ken]

A. N to be beyond sb's ken → ser incomprensible para algn

B. VT (Scot) [+ person] → conocer; [+ fact] → saber; (= recognize) → reconocer

ken [ˈkɛn] n → entendement m
to be beyond the ken of sb → dépasser l'entendement de qn
The subject matter was so technical as to be beyond the ken of the average person → Le sujet était si technique qu'il dépassait l'entendement du commun des mortels.

ken

n that is beyond my ken → das entzieht sich meiner Kenntnis

vti (Scot) = know 1 2

ken [kɛn] n (old) beyond one's ken → al di là della propria comprensione

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ken [kɛn] n (old) beyond one's ken → al di là della propria comprensione