English dictionary
know
nounPronunciation
nəʊ
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
verb
- accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
verb
- be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
verb
- be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
verb
- know how to do or perform something
verb
- have fixed in the mind
verb
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
verb
- perceive as familiar
verb
- be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
verb
- know the nature or character of
verb
- have sexual intercourse with
Example sentences
he is always in the know
The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne
We do not recognize your gods
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
I know that the President lied to the people
I want to know who is winning the game!
I know it's time
She knows how to knit
Does your husband know how to cook?
I know Latin
This student knows her irregular verbs
Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?
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
I know this voice!
The child knows right from wrong
we all knew her as a big show-off
Adam knew Eve
Were you ever intimate with this man?