know

Speech parts

1. know - Noun

2. know - Verb

Meaning

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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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

recognize see experience understand learn tell discover remember realize perceive acknowledge grasp appreciate discern comprehend
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Antonyms

ignore miss school drill augur believe
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Hypernyms

see experience separate think accept pair

Hyponyms

have control take master recognize taste

Phrases with the word

Let me know know the ropes you never know for all i know know your place know-how

Derivatives

knew known knowing

Anagrams

wonk Kwon

Examples

He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know. Laozi

It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing. Seneca

You never know what is enough unless you know more than enough. William Blake

Listen to what they say about others, and you will know what they say about you. Cuban Proverb

You do not really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks. Icelandic Proverb

Better the devil you know (than the one you don't). English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

knout knouter knouting know a B from a battledore know A from B know about myself