know
Noun · VerbWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people“he is always in the know”
Verb (11)
- 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”Synonyms: cognizecognise
- 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: experiencelive
- 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: acknowledgerecognizerecognise
- 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: sleep togetherroll in the haylovemake outmake lovesleep withget laidhave sexdo itbe intimatehave intercoursehave it awayhave it offscrewfuckjazzeffhumplie withbedhave a go at itbangget it onbonk
- 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!”
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
1.To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception; to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often with of. [1913 Webster]
Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.— Is. i. 3.[1913 Webster]
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.— John vii. 17.[1913 Webster]
The peasant folklore of Europe still knows of willows that bleed and weep and speak when hewn.— Tylor.[1913 Webster]
2.To be assured; to feel confident. [1913 Webster]
To know of, to ask, to inquire. [Obs.] " Know of your youth, examine well your blood." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
1.To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's duty. [1913 Webster]
O, that a man might know The end of this day's business ere it come!— Shak.[1913 Webster]
There is a certainty in the proposition, and we know it.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
Know how sublime a thing it is To suffer and be strong.— Longfellow.[1913 Webster]
2.To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of; as, to know things from information. [1913 Webster]
3.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. [1913 Webster]
He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.— 2 Cor. v. 21.[1913 Webster]
Not to know me argues yourselves unknown.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
4.To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of; as, to know a person's face or figure. [1913 Webster]
Ye shall know them by their fruits.— Matt. vil. 16.[1913 Webster]
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him.— Luke xxiv. 31.[1913 Webster]
To know Faithful friend from flattering foe.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
At nearer view he thought he knew the dead.— Flatman.[1913 Webster]
5.To have sexual intercourse with. [1913 Webster]
And Adam knew Eve his wife.— Gen. iv. 1.[1913 Webster]
Note: Know is often followed by an objective and an infinitive (with or without to) or a participle, a dependent sentence, etc. [1913 Webster]
And I knew that thou hearest me always.— John xi. 42.[1913 Webster]
The monk he instantly knew to be the prior.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]
In other hands I have known money do good.— Dickens.[1913 Webster]
To know how, to understand the manner, way, or means; to have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. How is sometimes omitted. " If we fear to die, or know not to be patient." --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]