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know meaning and definition
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Definition of know (noun)
- the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
- "he is always in the know"
KNOW verb
Definition of know (verb)
- be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
- 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"; "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"
- 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?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces"
- synonyms: experience, live
- 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"; "We do not recognize your gods"
- synonyms: acknowledge, recognise, recognize
- 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
- "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
- synonyms: 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, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with
- know the nature or character of
- "we all knew her as a big show-off"
- be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
- "The child knows right from wrong"
- perceive as familiar
- "I know this voice!"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet