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Meaning of 'know' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Know [ n.]
- Knee.
2 . Know [ v. i.]
- To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.
- To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information.
- To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the rules of an organization.
- To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure.
- To have sexual commerce with.
- To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of.
- To be assured; to feel confident.

Meaning of 'know' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . know [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
Example in sentence:
  • he is always in the know
2 . know [ v]
Meaning (2):
- have sexual intercourse with
Example in sentence:
  • Adam knew Eve;
  • This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm;
  • Were you ever intimate with this man?
Meaning (3):
- be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
Example in sentence:
  • Do you know my sister?;
  • I know him under a different name;
  • She doesn't know this composer;
  • This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily;
  • We know this movie
Meaning (4):
- have fixed in the mind
Example in sentence:
  • Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?;
  • I know Latin;
  • This student knows her irregular verbs
Meaning (5):
- know how to do or perform something
Example in sentence:
  • Does your husband know how to cook?;
  • She knows how to knit
Meaning (6):
- be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
Example in sentence:
  • Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun;
  • I know that I left the key on the table
Meaning (7):
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
Example in sentence:
  • have you ever known hunger?;
  • I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict;
  • I know the feeling!;
  • I lived through two divorces;
  • The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare
Meaning (8):
- be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
Example in sentence:
  • I know it's time;
  • I know that the President lied to the people;
  • I want to know who is winning the game!
Meaning (9):
- perceive as familiar
Example in sentence:
  • I know this voice!
Meaning (10):
- be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
Example in sentence:
  • The child knows right from wrong
Meaning (11):
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
Example in sentence:
  • The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne;
  • We do not recognize your gods
Meaning (12):
- know the nature or character of
Example in sentence:
  • we all knew her as a big show-off

Nearby Words:

knob knobbed knobber knobbing knobbler knobbling fire knobby knobstick knock knock-knee

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