English noun: know | |||
1. | know (cognition) the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people | ||
Samples | He is always in the know. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | knowing | ||
English verb: know | |||
1. | know (cognition) be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about | ||
Samples | I know that the President lied to the people. I want to know who is winning the game!. I know it's time. | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue know | ||
Synonyms | cognise, cognize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | agnise, agnize, keep track, realise, realize, recognise, recognize | ||
Verb group | know | ||
Antonyms | ignore | ||
2. | know (cognition) know how to do or perform something | ||
Samples | She knows how to knit. Does your husband know how to cook?. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | be on the ball, be with it, control, get the hang, know the score, know what's going on, know what's what, master, master | ||
3. | know (cognition) be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt | ||
Samples | I know that I left the key on the table. Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anticipate, foreknow, foresee, previse | ||
Verb group | cognise, cognize, know | ||
4. | know (cognition) be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | They know themselves | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Verb group | know | ||
5. | know (cognition) have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Examples | These men know the river | ||
Synonyms | experience, live | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | experience, go through, see | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | live over, relive, taste | ||
6. | know (cognition) accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority | ||
Samples | The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne. We do not recognize your gods. | ||
Synonyms | acknowledge, recognise, recognize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accept | ||
7. | know (cognition) have fixed in the mind | ||
Samples | I know Latin. This student knows her irregular verbs. Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | have down | ||
8. | know (contact) have sexual intercourse with | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | copulate, couple, mate, pair | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fornicate, have, take | ||
Verb group | make out, neck | ||
9. | know (cognition) know the nature or character of | ||
Samples | We all knew her as a big show-off. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | agnise, agnize, realise, realize, recognise, recognize | ||
10. | know (cognition) be able to distinguish, recognize as being different | ||
Samples | The child knows right from wrong. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart | ||
11. | know (cognition) perceive as familiar | ||
Samples | I know this voice!. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think | ||
Verb group | know | ||