KNOW
WordNet
noun
(1) The fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
"He is always in the know"
verb
(2) 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"
(3) 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"
(4) 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"
(5) 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"
(6) Know how to do or perform something
"She knows how to knit"
"Does your husband know how to cook?"
(7) 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"
(8) Have sexual intercourse with
"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"
"Adam knew Eve"
"Were you ever intimate with this man?"
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Etymology
From from . Cognates include German , and, from Indo-European, Latin (Spanish , French , Italian ), Ancient Greek and , and Persian .
Verb
See Usage notes
- To be certain or sure about.
- I know that I’m right and you’re wrong.
- He knew something terrible was going to happen.
- To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
- I know your mother, but I’ve never met your father.
- To have knowledge of; to have memorised information, data, or facts about.
- He knows more about 19th century politics than one would expect.
- She knows where I live.
- Let me do it. I know how it works.
- To understand (a subject).
- She knows chemistry better than anybody else.
- To have sexual relations with.
- , Genesis 4:1
- And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
- , Genesis 4:1
- To be informed about.
- Do you know that Michelle and Jack are getting divorced? — Yes, I know.
- To be aware of (a person's) intentions.
- I won’t lend you any money. You would never pay me back; I know you.
- To experience.
- Their relationship knew ups and downs.
Usage notes
The dialect verb form is inflected in a non-standard way. In addition the different simple past and past, the form knows is used for both the singular and plural of all persons of the present tense: "I knows", "you knows", "he knows", "we knows", "you knows", and "they knows".