knew
past tense of know
Kids Definition
knew
past tense of know
knew
verb
1
as in understood
to have a practical understanding of a career diplomat who knows several languages a fan who really knows baseball Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- understood
- comprehended
- grasped
- appreciated
- possessed
- had
- perceived
- apprehended
- fathomed
- followed
- kenned
- cognized
- savvied
- caught on (to)
- picked up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- misunderstood
- misinterpreted
- misperceived
- misapprehended
- misknew
- misconceived
2
as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public Synonyms & Similar Words
- experienced
- had
- saw
- felt
- underwent
- endured
- suffered
- witnessed
- encountered
- tasted
- sustained
- received
- passed
- met
- went through
- accepted
- digested
- assimilated
3
as in saw
to have a clear idea of I think I know what you're trying to say Synonyms & Similar Words
- understood
- saw
- recognized
- comprehended
- realized
- deciphered
- appreciated
- grasped
- sensed
- got
- discerned
- perceived
- intuited
- conceived
- made
- apprehended
- beheld
- dug
- twigged
- grokked
- seized
- registered
- caught
- assimilated
- cognized
- made out
- decoded
- savvied
- compassed
- fathomed
- picked up on
- caught on (to)
- cottoned (to or on to)
- tumbled (to)
- absorbed
- digested
- penetrated
- took in
- pierced
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- missed
- misunderstood
- misread
- misinterpreted
- mistook
- misconstrued
- misconceived
- misperceived
- misapprehended