Knowable

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.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

knowable - capable of being known cognisable, cognizable, cognoscible unknowable - not knowable; "the unknowable mysteries of life"