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Meaning of 'ken' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ken [ n.]
- A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves.
- Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.
2 . Ken [ n. t.]
- To know; to understand; to take cognizance of.
- To recognize; to descry; to discern.
3 . Ken [ v. i.]
- To look around.

Meaning of 'ken' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ken [ n]
Meaning (1):
- range of what one can know or understand
Example in sentence:
  • beyond my ken
Meaning (2):
- the range of vision
Example in sentence:
  • out of sight of land

Nearby Words:

kendal kendal green kenned kennel kennel coal kenneled kennelled kennelling kenning keno

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