Knowing definition but not word

Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. knowingadjective

   a clear and certain mental apprehension

2. knowing, wise(p), wise to(p)adjective

   evidencing the possession of inside information

3. intentional, knowingadjective

   characterized by conscious design or purpose

   «intentional damage»; «a knowing attempt to defraud»; «a willful waste of time»

4. knowledgeable, knowingadjective

   alert and fully informed

   «a knowing collector of rare books»; «surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on»

5. knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-readadjective

   highly educated; having extensive information or understanding

   «knowing instructors»; «a knowledgeable critic»; «a knowledgeable audience»

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. knowingadjective

   Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

2. knowingadjective

   Shrewd or showing clever awareness.

3. knowingadjective

   Suggestive of private knowledge.

4. knowingadjective

   Deliberate

Samuel Johnson’s DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Knowingadjective

   Etymology: from know.

   1. Skilful; well instructed; remote from ignorance.

   You have heard, and with a knowing ear,
   That he, which hath our noble father slain,
   Pursu’d my life.
   William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   The knowingest of these have of late reformed their hypothesis.
   Boyle.

   What makes the clergy glorious is to be knowing in their profession, unspotted in their lives, active and laborious in their charges.
   South.

   The necessity of preparing for the offices of religion was a lesson which the mere light and dictates of common reason, without the help of revelation, taught all the knowing and intelligent part of the world.
   Robert South, Sermons.

   Gio Bellino, one of the first who was of any consideration at Venice, painted very drily, according to the manner of his time: he was very knowing both in architecture and perspective.
   John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

   All animals of the same kind, which form a society, are more knowing than others.
   Joseph Addison, Guardian.

   2. Conscious; intelligent.

   Could any but a knowing prudent Cause
   Begin such motions and assign such laws?
   If the Great Mind had form’d a different frame,
   Might not your wanton wit the system blame?
   Richard Blackmore.

2. Knowingnoun

   Knowledge.

   Etymology: from know.

   Let him be so entertain’d as suits gentlemen of your knowing to a stranger of his quality.
   William Shakespeare.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Knowing

   of Know

2. Knowingadjective

   skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog

3. Knowingadjective

   artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal

4. Knowingnoun

   knowledge; hence, experience

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1. Knowing

   Knowing is a 2009 American-British science fiction disaster film directed by Alex Proyas and starring Nicolas Cage. The project was originally attached to a number of directors under Columbia Pictures, but it was placed in turnaround and eventually picked up by Escape Artists. Production was financially backed by Summit Entertainment. Knowing was filmed in Docklands Studios Melbourne, Australia, using various locations to represent the film’s Boston-area setting. The film was released on 20 March 2009, in the United States. The DVD and Blu-ray media were released on 7 July 2009.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. knowing

   Having intelligent understanding and awareness.

   It was her knowing that gave her a fantastic sense of confidence.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 20, 2020  

2. ---

   knowingverb

   Verb form of the word know

   The intuitive knowing is so accurate.

   Submitted by MaryC on September 12, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘KNOWING’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2250

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word ‘KNOWING’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #1912

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of KNOWING in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of KNOWING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of KNOWING in a Sentence

1. Jake Schick:

   I was leaving my family to go see my family, that was painful, much worse than the compound fractures in my left leg and arm, the broken ribs, the shrapnel and burns. The fact that I was leaving my brothers hurt more than anything … I had to leave them knowing they were in harm’s way and there was nothing I could do about it.

2. Robert Benchley:

   Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, knowing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about

3. Gregory Doctor:

   We grew up not knowing each other, so when we reconnected it was like meeting strangers.

4. Christopher Baker:

   So often on a flight test, you learn as much, if not more, from failure than you do from success. We can afford to take more risk, knowing that there’s a probability of failure, but that we can accept that failure in order to move into advanced capabilities, in this case, failure is an option.

5. Sabrina Barnes:

   My passion came from understanding the sacrifice my son and all service men and women are making to protect our country. I never truly understood the emotional part of not knowing when you will, and for some if you will ever, see your loved one again, i had to give my son to the U.S. government and I did it proudly because I was proud of him for standing up saying ‘ I want to protect my family I want to protect my country I want to become a man of service.

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