Definition of KNOW

know

Plural: knows

Noun

  • the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
    • "he is always in the know"
  • Knowledge; the state of knowing.
  • Knowledge; the state of knowing. (Now confined to the fixed phrase in the know.)
  • Alternative form of knowe (“hill, knoll”).

Verb

Verb Forms: knew, known, knowing, knows

  • To possess information, understanding, or skill through experience.
  • be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
    • "I know that the President lied to the people"
    • "I want to know who is winning the game!"
    • "I know it's time"
  • know how to do or perform something
    • "She knows how to knit"
    • "Does your husband know how to cook?"
  • be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
    • "I know that I left the key on the table"
  • be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
    • "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"
  • have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
    • "I know the feeling!"
    • "have you ever known hunger?"
  • accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
    • "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"
  • have fixed in the mind
    • "I know Latin"
    • "This student knows her irregular verbs"
    • "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"
  • have sexual intercourse with
  • know the nature or character of
  • be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
    • "The child knows right from wrong"
  • perceive as familiar
    • "I know this voice!"
  • To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
  • To be or become aware or cognizant.
  • To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
  • To be acquainted (with another person).
  • To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
  • To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
  • To have sexual relations with. This meaning normally specified in modern English as e.g. to 'know someone in the biblical sense' or to 'know biblically'.
  • To experience.
  • To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
  • To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
  • To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
  • To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
  • To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
  • To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
  • To maintain (a belief, a position) subject to a given philosophical definition of knowledge; to hold a justified true belief.

Particle

  • Used at the end of a sentence to draw attention to information one thinks the listener should keep in mind.

Examples

  • Borja, do you know Pilar? - Sure, we've actually met before.
  • Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew.
  • Do you know "Blueberry Hill"?
  • He knew something terrible was going to happen.
  • He knows about 19th century politics.
  • His mother tongue is Italian, but he also knows French and English.
  • I knew he was upset, but I didn't understand why.
  • I know that I’m right and you’re wrong.
  • I know your mother, but I've never met your father.
  • I was a naval diver know!
  • I wouldn't know one from the other.
  • It is vital that he not know.
  • Know your enemy and know yourself.
  • Let me do it. I know how it works.
  • Make sure you water the plants, know…
  • Malware's sometimes been known to sit dormant for a long time.
  • She knew of our plan.
  • She knows chemistry better than anybody else.
  • She knows how to swim.
  • She knows where I live.
  • Their relationship knew ups and downs.
  • to know a person's face or figure
  • to know right from wrong
  • True Scrabble masters KNOW hundreds of short, high-scoring words by heart.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwan (“to know, perceive, recognise”), from Proto-West Germanic *knāan, from Proto-Germanic *knēaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).
Cognates
from Indo-European: Latin gnoscō, Latin cognoscō (Spanish conocer, French connaître, Romanian cunoaște, Italian conoscere, Portuguese conhecer), Ancient Greek γνωρίζω (gnōrízō, “I know”) and γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”), Albanian njoh (“I know, recognise”), Russian знать (znatʹ, “to know”), Lithuanian žinoti (“to know”), and Persian شناختن (šenâxtan, “to know”).
from Proto-Germanic: Scots knaw (“to know, recognise”), Icelandic knega (“to know, know how to, be able”), Old High German knājan (“to know, recognise”), Old Norse kná (“to know how”). Remotely related also Dutch and German kennen, West Frisian kenne (see English ken).

Synonyms

acknowledge, bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, cognise, cognize, do it, eff, experience, 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, live, love, make love, make out, recognise, recognize, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, coitize, copulate with, go to bed with

Antonyms

ignore

Scrabble Score: 11

know: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
know: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
know: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

know: valid Words With Friends Word