Know

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  • intransitive verb. To perceive directly; grasp in the mind with clarity or certainty.
  • intransitive verb. To regard as true beyond doubt.
  • intransitive verb. To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in.
  • intransitive verb. To have fixed in the mind.
  • intransitive verb. To have experience of.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To perceive as familiar; recognize.
  • intransitive verb. To be acquainted with.
  • intransitive verb. To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct.
  • intransitive verb. To discern the character or nature of.
  • intransitive verb. To have sexual intercourse with.
  • intransitive verb. To possess knowledge, understanding, or information.
  • intransitive verb. To be cognizant or aware.
  • idiom. (know (someone) in the biblical sense) To have sexual relations with (someone).
  • idiom. (in the know) Possessing special or secret information.
  • idiom. (you know) Used parenthetically in conversation, as to fill pauses or educe the listener's agreement or sympathy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A dialectal (Scotch) form of knoll
  • noun. Middle English forms of knee.
  • To Perceive or understand as being fact or truth; have a clear or distinct perception or apprehension of; understand or comprehend clearly and fully; be conscious of perceiving truly.
  • In a general sense, to have definite information or intelligence about; be acquainted with, either through the report of others or through personal ascertainment, observation, experience, or intercourse: as, to know American history; he knows the city thoroughly.
  • To recognize after some absence or change; recall to the mind or perception; revive prior knowledge of: as, he was so changed that you would hardly know him.
  • To recognize in contrast or comparison; distinguish by means of previous acquaintance or information: as, to know one man from another; we know a fixed star from a planet by its twinkling; to know the right way.
  • To understand from experience or attainment; comprehend as to manner or method: with how before an infinitive: as, to know how to make something.
  • To have sexual commerce with. Gen. iv. 1. [A euphemism.]
  • To possess knowledge; be informed; have intelligence.
  • To take cognizance; acquire knowledge; get intelligence.
  • To be acquainted with each other. You and I have known, sir.
  • noun. Knowledge.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Knee.
  • intransitive verb. To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of.
  • intransitive verb. To be assured; to feel confident.
  • intransitive verb. to ask, to inquire.
  • transitive verb. To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of.
  • transitive verb. To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of.
  • transitive verb. 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
  • transitive verb. To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of.
  • transitive verb. To have sexual intercourse with.
  • transitive verb. to understand the manner, way, or means; to have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. How is sometimes omitted.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To be certain or sure about.
  • verb. To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
  • verb. To have knowledge of; to have memorised information, data, or facts about.
  • verb. To understand (a subject).
  • verb. To be informed about.
  • verb. To experience.
  • verb. To have sexual relations with.
  • noun. Knowledge.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
  • verb. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
  • verb. be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
  • verb. be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
  • Word Usage
    "We don\'t know because we don\'t want to know\ 'which passes for visionary in America circa 2009."
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    guess  
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    Au  Beau  Bio  Bo  Bordeaux  
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    agree  am  behind  below  call  
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    knew  known  
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    knew  knowing  known  knows