know

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

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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 ...

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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

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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. weet يَعْرِف осведомен съм vědět, znát vide wissen ξέρω, γνωρίζω saber, conocer teadma دانستن tietää savoir, connaître לָדַעַת जानना znati tud tahu vita sapere 知っている 알다 žinoti zināt tahu weten vite wiedzieć, znać conhecer a şti, a cunoaşte знать vedieť vedeti znati veta, känna till รู้ bilmek 知道 знати علم ہونا biết 知道

2 to have learned and to remember He knows a lot of poetry. ken يَعْرِف، يَتَعَلَّم зная znát kende til kennen έχω μάθει, απ' έξω ξέρω saber, conocer peast teadma بلد بودن osata savoir, connaître לָדַעַת על- ज्ञात होना poznavati ismer mengenal kunna conoscere おぼえている 배워 알다, 기억하다 mokėti zināt; prast mengetahui weten, kennen kunne umieć conhecer a cunoaşte, a şti знать poznať poznati znati kunna, känna till เรียนรู้ bilmek 記牢 знати, мати певні знання سیکھ کر یاد رکھنا thuộc 记牢

3 to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with I know Mrs Smith – she lives near me. bekend met يَعْرِف الشَّخْص познавам znát kende kennen ξέρω, γνωρίζω, έχω οικειότητα με κπ. conocer tundma آشنا بودن با tuntea connaître לְהַכִּיר परिचित होना biti svjestan, poznavati ismer kenal þekkja conoscere 知り合いである 아는 사이다 pažinti pazīt kenal kennen kjenne znać conhecer a cunoaşte (pe cineva) быть знакомым poznať poznati poznavati känna รู้จัก bilmek, tanımak 認識 бути знайомим, знати واقفیت ہونا có 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. herken يَتَعَرَّف على، يُمَيِّز разпознавам poznat genkende erkennen αναγνωρίζω reconocer ära tundma شناختن tunnistaa reconnaître לְהַבחִין पहचानना, पहचान लेना moći felismer mengenal þekkja, hafa þekkingu á riconoscere 識別する 분간하다, 식별하다 atpažinti pazīt mengetahui herkennen kjenne igjen (roz)poznać reconhecer a recunoaşte узнавать; отличать rozoznať prepoznati prepoznati knipslug, menande จำได้ tanımak, bilmek 認出 впізнавати شناخت کر پانا nhận ra 认出

adj knowing

showing secret understanding She gave him a knowing look. verstandhouding عارِف، عالِم بالسِّر разбиращ významný sigende wissend πονηρός, γεμάτος σημασία de complicidad arusaav آگاه paljonpuhuva entendu עַרמוּמִי गुप्त जानकारी pun razumijevanja bennfentes penuh pengertian íbygginn intenzionale 心得顔の 아는 듯한 suprantantis zinošs; saprotošs pandangan bermakna veelbetekenend megetsigende porozumiewawczy intencional cu sub­înţeles понимающий významný pretkan značajan knipslug, menande รอบรู้ bildiğini gösteren, bilen 會意的 хитрий خفیہ علم کا مظاہرہ hiểu biết 会意的

adv knowingly

1 in a knowing manner She smiled knowingly. veelseggende wyse بِمَعْرِفَه разбиращо významně bevidst wissend πονηρά, με σημασία con complicidad teadjalt زیرکانه tietävästi d'un air entendu בְּפִּיקחוּת ज्ञानपूर्वक hotimice, svjesno cinkosan mengerti íbyggilega (di chi con l'aria la sa lunga) 心得顔に 안다는 듯이 supratingai zinoši; saprotoši dengan penuh erti veelbetekenend megetsigende, lurt porozumiewawczo intencionalmente cu un aer de cunoscător понимающе významne pretkano značajno menande อย่างรู้เท่าทัน bilmiş bir şekilde, anlayışlı tavırla 會意地 зі знанням справи واقفیت کے انداز میں tỏ ra hiểu biết 会意地

2 deliberately or on purpose He would not knowingly insult her. opsetlik بِمَعْرِفَه، بِقَصْد съзнателно vědomě med vilje absichtlich εσκεμμένα intencionadamente teadlikult عمدی tieten tahtoen sciemment בְּיוֹדעִין जानबूझकर namjerno tudatosan dengan sengaja vísvitandi intenzionalmente 故意に 고의로 sąmoningai apzināti dengan sengaja bewust med overlegg/vilje świadomie deliberadamente (în mod) deliberat сознательно vedome namerno namerno know-how, kunnande, sakkunskap อย่างรอบรู้ bilerek, bile bile 故意地 навмисно ارادتا cố ý 故意地

n know-all

an unkind name for a person who thinks he knows everything. alwetende, beterweterig المُدَّعي بِمَعْرِفَة كُل شيء всезнайко vševěd bedrevidende; blærerøv der Besserwisser παντογνώστης, πολύξερος, «ξερόλας» sabelotodo, sabihondo kõiketeadja علامه دهر besserwisser un(e) je-sais-tout מִתייַמֵר לָדַעַת הַכָּל सब कुछ जानने वाला sveznalica nagy„okos” sok tahu maður sem þykist allt vita sapientone 知ったかぶり 아는 체하는 사람 visažinis viszinis serba tahu wijsneus bedreviter, viktigper mądrala sabichão atot­ştiu­tor всезнайка vševed vseznalec sveznalica besserwisser ผู้ที่อ้างว่ารู้ทุกอย่างดีกว่าผู้อื่น çok bilmiş kimse, ukalâ 自稱無所不知的人 всезнайко بوجھ بجھکّڑ người tự cho mình biết mọi thứ 自称无所不知的人

n know-how

the practical knowledge and skill to deal with something She has acquired a lot of know-how about cars. kennis умение فوت و فن יֶדַע तकनीकी जानकारी znanje kepandaian praktično znanje know-how, kunnande, sakkunskap ความรู้และทักษะ вміння, досвід طریق کار bí 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. ingelig в течение за آگاه به امور محرمانه נִמצא בַּעִנייָנִים सिर्फ कुछ ही लोगों को जानकारी होना poznavatelj yang diketahui poznavalac ผู้สันทัดกรณี добре поінформований, знаючий معلومات رکھنے والا ایک خاص طبقہ biết rõ sự việc

know backwards

to know extremely well or perfectly He knows his history backwards. goed ingelig зная наизуст کاملاً در جریان بودن יוֹדֵע הֵיטֵב पक्की जानकारी होना u tančine serba mengetahui znati jako dobro kunna ngt utan och innan จำได้อย่างละเอียด знати вздовж і впоперек بہت اچھی طرح سے جاننا thông 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 weet вече знам بیشتر آگاه بودن לָדַעַת שֶׁזֶה לא נָכוֹן बुद्धिमान होना znati bolje lebih mengetahui znati bolje รู้มากขึ้นเกี่ยวกับ краще знати کسی چیز کا مکمل علم ہونا hiểu biết

know how to

to have learned the way to She already knew how to read when she went to school. weet hoe, kenner зная как از پیش بلد بودن לָדַעַת לְ- जानकारी znati kako tahu bagaimana znati kunna รู้คิดรู้อ่าน навчитися کوئی چیز سیکھنا biết cách làm gì

know the ropes

to understand the detail and procedure of a job etc. verstaan познавам в детайли با زیر و بم کاری آشنا شدن לְהִתמַצֵא בָּעִנייָנִים किसी काम इत्यादि की विस्तृत जानकारी रखना znati u detalje mengetahui segalanya znati sve o nekom poslu känna till knepen, kunna tekniken รู้จักวิธีจัดการบางสิ่ง знати всі ходи і виходи کسی کام کو کرنے کی تفصیلی معلومات حاصل کرنا hiểu rõ ngọn ngành