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   know

   /nəʊ/

   verb

   • 1. be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information: "most people know that CFCs can damage the ozone layer" Similar be awarerealizebe conscioushave knowledgebe informedhave informationnoticeperceiveseesenserecognizeunderstandappreciateinformal:savvylatch on to something
   • ▪ have knowledge or information concerning: "I would write to him if I knew his address" Similar have knowledge ofbe aware ofbe cognizant ofbe informed ofbe apprised of
   • ▪ be absolutely certain or sure about something: "I just knew it was something I wanted to do"
   • 2. have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with: "he knew and respected Laura" Similar be acquainted withhave metbe familiar withbe friends withbe friendly withbe on good terms withbe close tobe intimate withsocialize withassociate withhave dealings withunderstandhave insight intobe in sympathy withempathize withkeninformal:be thick with
   • ▪ have a good command of (a subject or language). Similar be familiar withbe conversant withbe acquainted withhave knowledge ofbe versed inbe knowledgeable abouthave masteredhave a grasp ofgraspunderstandcomprehendapprehendhave learnedhave memorizedhave learned by heartinformal:be clued up onhave something taped
   • ▪ recognize (someone or something): "Isabel couldn't hear the words clearly but she knew the voice"
   • ▪ be familiar or acquainted with (something): "a little restaurant she knew near Leicester Square"
   • ▪ have personal experience of (an emotion or situation): "a man who had known better times" Similar experiencehave experience ofgo throughundergolive throughmeetmeet withencountertaste
   • ▪ regard or perceive as having a specified characteristic: "the loch is known as a dangerous area for swimming"
   • ▪ give (someone or something) a particular name or title: "the doctor was universally known as ‘Hubert’"
   • ▪ be able to distinguish one person or thing from (another): "you are convinced you know your own baby from any other in the world" Similar distinguishtell apartdifferentiatetelltell which is whichdiscriminaterecognizepick outidentifymake outdiscernsee
   • 3. have sexual intercourse with (someone). archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishcnāwan (earlier gecnāwan) ‘recognize, identify’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin (g)noscere, Greek gignōskein, also by can1 and ken.

   Derivatives

   • 1. knower noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • K

     5

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • W

     4

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