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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024know•a•ble (nō′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of being known.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see know1, -able
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024know1 /noʊ/USA pronunciation v., knew/nu, nyu/USA pronunciation known/noʊn/USA pronunciation know•ing, n. v. [not: be + ~-ing] - to perceive or understand as fact or truth;
to have in the mind clearly and with certainty: [~ + object]I don't know your name.[~ + (that) clause]She knows that he is the crook.[~ + about + object]She knows about your bad habits. - to have (something) fixed in the mind or memory:[~ + object]to know a poem by heart.
- [~ + object] to be acquainted or familiar with:I know the mayor well. I knew my way around town fairly well.
- to understand from experience or practice:[~ + how clause]knows how to make gingerbread.
- to be able to distinguish:[~ + object + from + object]old enough to know right from wrong
- to recognize:[~ + object]I'd know her if I saw her again.
- (of a language) to be able to speak:[~ + object]He knows Swahili, Spanish, and Swedish.
- know of, [~ + of + object] to have heard about:Do you know of any computer stores in this neighborhood?
Idioms- Idioms in the know, in possession of special knowledge or information;
well-informed.
know•a•ble, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024know1 (nō),USA pronunciation v., knew, known, know•ing, n. v.t. - to perceive or understand as fact or truth;
to apprehend clearly and with certainty:I know the situation fully. - to have established or fixed in the mind or memory:to know a poem by heart; Do you know the way to the park from here?
- to be cognizant or aware of:I know it.
- be acquainted with (a thing, place, person, etc.), as by sight, experience, or report:to know the mayor.
- to understand from experience or attainment (usually fol. by how before an infinitive):to know how to make gingerbread.
- to be able to distinguish, as one from another:to know right from wrong.
- [Archaic.]to have sexual intercourse with.
v.i. - to have knowledge or clear and certain perception, as of fact or truth.
- to be cognizant or aware, as of some fact, circumstance, or occurrence;
have information, as about something. - Idioms know the ropes, [Informal.]to understand or be familiar with the particulars of a subject or business:He knew the ropes better than anyone else in politics.
n. - the fact or state of knowing;
knowledge. - Idioms in the know, possessing inside, secret, or special information.
- bef. 900; Middle English knowen, knawen, Old English gecnāwan; cognate with Old High German -cnāhan, Old Norse knā to know how, be able to; akin to Latin (g)nōvī, Greek gignó̄skein. See gnostic, can1
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Know, comprehend, understand imply being aware of meanings. To know is to be aware of something as a fact or truth:He knows the basic facts of the subject. I know that he agrees with me.To comprehend is to know something thoroughly and to perceive its relationships to certain other ideas, facts, etc. To understand is to be fully aware not only of the meaning of something but also of its implications:I could comprehend all he said, but did not understand that he was joking.
know2 (nō, nou),USA pronunciation n. [Scot. and North Eng.]- Scottish Termsknoll1.
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