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know
(n/oU/ )

noun (n)

  • the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    He is always in the know.
    source: wordnet30
  • Knee.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I know that the President lied to the people.
    I want to know who is winning the game!.
    I know it's time.
    Synonym:
    cognise, cognize
    Antonym:
    ignore
    source: wordnet30
  • know how to do or perform something(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    She knows how to knit.
    Does your husband know how to cook?.
    source: wordnet30
  • be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I know that I left the key on the table.
    source: wordnet30
  • be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    She doesn't know this composer.
    Do you know my sister?.
    We know this movie.
    I know him under a different name.
    This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily.
    source: wordnet30
  • have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I know the feeling!.
    Have you ever known hunger?.
    Synonym:
    experience, live
    source: wordnet30
  • accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne.
    Synonym:
    acknowledge, recognise, recognize
    source: wordnet30
  • have fixed in the mind(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I know Latin.
    This student knows her irregular verbs.
    Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?.
    source: wordnet30
  • have sexual intercourse with(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, lie with, love, ma
    source: wordnet30
  • know the nature or character of(verb.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • be able to distinguish, recognize as being different(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    The child knows right from wrong.
    source: wordnet30
  • perceive as familiar(verb.cognition)
    Example:
    I know this voice!.
    source: wordnet30
  • To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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