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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

knowe (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwan (“to know, perceive, recognise”), from Proto-West Germanic *knāan, from Proto-Germanic *knēaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

cognates

from Proto-Germanic: Scots knaw (“to know, recognise”), Icelandic kná (“to know, know how to, be able”), Old High German knājan (“to know, recognise”), Old Norse kná (“to know how”). Remotely related also Dutch and German kennen, West Frisian kenne (see English ken).
from Indo-European: Latin cognoscō (Spanish conocer, French connaître, Italian conoscere, Portuguese conhecer), Ancient Greek γνωρίζω (gnōrízō, “I know”) and γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”), Albanian njoh (“I know, recognise”), Russian знать (znatʹ, “to know”), Lithuanian žinoti (“to know”), and Persian شناختن‎ (šenâxtan, “to know”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /nəʊ/
(US) enPR: nō, IPA^(key): /noʊ/
(‘to know’)
Rhymes: -əʊ
Homophones: no, noh

Verb[edit]

know (third-person singular simple present knows, present participle knowing, simple past knew or (nonstandard) knowed, past participle known or (colloquial and nonstandard) knew)

(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
- 1985 April 17, Herbert, Frank, Frank Herbert speaking at UCLA 4/17/1985‎^[1], UCLACommStudies, archived from the original on 10 February 2017, 15:46 from the start:
  
  Question things. I have the most fun when I’m writing questioning things that people do not question- the assumptions that everybody knows are true.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, London: Heinemann, →OCLC, page 35:
  
  ‘I know whether a boy is telling me the truth or not.’
  ‘Thank you, sir.’
  Did he hell. They never bloody did.
I know that I’m right and you’re wrong.

He knew something terrible was going to happen.
(transitive) To be aware of; to be cognizant of.

Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew.

She knows where I live.

I knew he was upset, but I didn’t understand why.
- 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 18:
  
  I stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path that, I cal’lated, might lead to the road I was hunting for. It twisted and turned, and, the first thing I knew, made a sudden bend around a bunch of bayberry scrub and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn.
(transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.

I know your mother, but I’ve never met your father.
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 1:
  
  I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I shall have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I had left New York for the West.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
  
  Marsha is my roommate. — I know Marsha. She is nice.
(transitive) To experience.

Their relationship knew ups and downs.
- 1991, Irvin Haas, Historic Homes of the American Presidents, page 155:
  
  The Truman family knew good times and bad, […].
(transitive) To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.}}

to know a person’s face or figure

to know right from wrong

I wouldn’t know one from the other.
- 1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart; Avery Hopwood, “The Shadow of the Bat”, in The Bat: A Novel from the Play (Dell Book; 241), New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 6:
  
  The Bat—they called him the Bat. […]. He’d never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn’t run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn’t swear he knew his face.
- 1980, Armored and mechanized brigade operations, p.3−29:
  
  Flares do not know friend from foe and so illuminate both. Changes in wind direction can result in flare exposure of the attacker while defenders hide in the shadows.
(transitive) To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
- c. 1645–1688, Thomas Flatman, Translation of Part of Petronius Arbiter’s Satyricon
  
  At nearer view he thought he knew the dead, / And call’d the wretched man to mind.
- 1818, [Mary Shelley], chapter V, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume I, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, →OCLC, page 115:
  
  Ernest also is so much improved, that you would hardly know him: […].
To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.

Let me do it. I know how it works.

She knows how to swim.

His mother tongue is Italian, but he also knows French and English.

She knows chemistry better than anybody else.

Know your enemy and know yourself.
- 2013 August 3, “The machine of a new soul”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
  
  The yawning gap in neuroscientists’ understanding of their topic is in the intermediate scale of the brain’s anatomy. Science has a passable knowledge of how individual nerve cells, known as neurons, work. It also knows which visible lobes and ganglia of the brain do what. But how the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure.
(transitive, archaic, biblical) To have sexual relations with. This meaning normally specified in modern English as e.g. to ’know someone in the biblical sense’ or to ‘know biblically.’
- 1560, [William Whittingham et al., transl.], The Bible and Holy Scriptures Conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. […] (the Geneva Bible), Geneva: […] Rouland Hall, →OCLC, Genesis IIII:1, folio 2, verso:
  
  AFterwarde the man knewe Heuáh his wife, which cõceiued & bare Káin, & ſaid, I haue obteined a man by yͤ Lord.
- 1939, Dorothy Parker, «Horsie,» Here lies: The collected stories of Dorothy Parker:
  
  Now Gerald had never thought of her having a mother. Then there must have been a father, too, some time. And Miss Wilmarth existed because two people once had loved and known. It was not a thought to dwell upon.
- 2003 May 11, Garland Testa; Gary McCarver, director, chapter 21, in Night and Deity (King of the Hill), season 7, 20th Century Fox, spoken by Dale Gribble (Johnny Hardwick), 19:37 from the start:
  
  Wait a second. Are you… attempting to know me?
(intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.

It is vital that he not know.

She knew of our plan.

He knows about 19th century politics.
- 1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 41:
  
  “My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. ¶ “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
- 2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:
  
  Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
  
  Marsha knows.
(intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.

Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, “A whimsical Adventure which befel the Squire, with the distressed Situation of ’’Sophia’’”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume VI, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book XVI, page 7:
  
  ‘A Gentleman!’ quoth the Squire, ‘who the Devil can he be? Do, Doctor, go down and ſee who ’tis. Mr. Blifil can hardly be come to town yet.—Go down, do, and know what his Buſineſs is.[’]
(intransitive, obsolete) To be acquainted (with another person).
- c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene vi], page 350, column 1:
  
  You, and I haue knowne ſir.
(transitive) To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).

Do you know «Blueberry Hill»?

Usage notes[edit]

This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs
“Knowen” is found in some old texts as the past participle.
In some old texts, the form “know to [verb]” rather than “know how to [verb]” is found, e.g. Milton wrote: “he knew himself to sing, and build the lofty rhymes”.

Conjugation[edit]

Quotations[edit]

1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], page 128, column 1:

O that a man might know / The end of this dayes buſineſſe, ere it come: / But it ſufficeth, that the day will end, / And then the end is knowne.
1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Light of Stars”, in Voices of the Night, Cambridge, Mass.: […] John Owen, →OCLC, page 13:

O fear not in a world like this, / And thou shalt know ere long, / Know how sublime a thing it is, / To suffer and be strong.
2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist:

The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone, essentially what today we might term a frameless magnifying glass or plain glass paperweight.

Synonyms[edit]

(have sexual relations with): coitize, go to bed with, sleep with; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

Hyponyms[edit]

grok

Derived terms[edit]

acknow
all-knowing
as far as one knows
as we know it
as you know
be not to know
beknow
better the devil you know (than the devil you don’t (know); than the one you don’t (know)
do I know you
do you know
do you know the Bishop of Norwich
do you know what I’m saying
do you know who I am
don’t I know it
don’t know
don’t you know
foreknow
fuck if I know
get to know
getting-to-know-you
heaven knows
hell if I know
how should I know
I don’t know
I know
I know it when I see it
I know that’s right
I know you are but what am I
I want to know
ICYDK
I’d like to know
IDK
if you know what I mean
I’ll have you know
interknow
it takes one to know one
it’s not what you know but who you know
kneweth
know a B from a battledore
know A from B
know any better
know B from a battledore
know backwards
know beans about
know better
know every trick in the book
know everything
know from a bar of soap
know full well
know how many beans make five
know how to pick ’em
know how to walk before one can run
know if one is Arthur or Martha
know inside (and) out
know like a book
know like the back/palm of one’s hand
know no bounds
know of
know one’s ass from a hole in the ground/from one’s elbow
know one’s head from a hole in the ground
know one’s mind
know one’s onions
know one’s own head
know one’s own mind
know one’s place
know one’s shit
know one’s stuff
know one’s way around
know shit from Shinola
know someone
know someone from a can of paint
know someone from a hole in the ground
know someone from a hole in the wall
know someone from Adam
know someone from Adam’s off ox
know someone from the man in the moon
know someone from the man on the moon
know someone in the biblical sense
know someone when
know something backwards
know the difference between one’s ass and a hole in the ground/and one’s elbow
know the drill
know the score
know thyself
know what
know what is what
know what o’clock it is
know what one is about
know what one is doing
know what’s o’clock
know what’s what
know when to fold ’em
know where one stands
know where the bodies are buried
know whether one is Arthur or Martha
know which end is up
know which side one’s bread is buttered on
know which way is up
know-all
know-everything
know-how
know-it-all
know-it-allery
know-it-allism
know-nothing
Know-Nothing
know-nothingness
knowability
knowable
knowbie
knowbot
knower
knowingly
knowledge
knowsome
let know
little did one know
need-to-know
not know one is born
not know what hit one
not know where to turn
not know whether one is coming or going
not know whether to shit/spit or go blind
not know which end is up
not know which way to turn
not that I know of
on a need-to-know basis
one will know the reason why
takes one to know one
tell me something I don’t know
that’s for me to know and you to find out
the devil we know is better than the devil we don’t
the devil we know is better than the devil we don’t know
the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t
the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know
the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing
the nose knows
unknow
unknowable
unknown
want to know
whaddayaknow
what do I know
what do you know
what you don’t know can’t hurt you
who wants to know
wouldn’t you know (it)
y’know, yaknow
you don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
you know
you know it
you know what I mean
you know what I’m saying
you know what they say
you know what, you-know-what
you never know
you never know what you’ve got till it’s gone
you-know-who

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get to know
God knows
God only knows
in the know
it’s not what you know but who you know
know about
know beans about
know better
know from
know inside and out
know like a book
know like the back of one’s hand
know of
know one’s ass from a hole in the ground
know one’s own mind
know one’s shit
know one’s way around
know someone in the biblical sense
know which end is up
know which way is up
know-nothing
not know someone from Adam
the dear knows

Translations[edit]

be certain or sure about (something)

Abkhaz: адырра (adərra)
Afar: eexege
Afrikaans: weet (af)
Akan: nim
Albanian: di (sq)
American Sign Language: BentB@Sfhead
Amharic: ማወቅ (am) (mawäḳ), ማዎቅ (mawoḳ)
Amharic: ማወቅ (am) (mawäḳ)
Arabic: عَلِمَ‎ (ar) (ʕalima), عَرَفَ‎ (ar) (ʕarafa)

Egyptian Arabic: عرف‎ (ʿeref)

Hijazi Arabic: عرف‎ (ʿirif)
Aragonese: please add this translation if you can
Aramaic: יְדַע‎
Armenian: գիտենալ (hy) (gitenal), իմանալ (hy) (imanal)
Aromanian: shciu
Asturian: saber (ast)
Azerbaijani: bilmək (az)
Bakhtiari: دونستن‎ (dõwesten)
Bashkir: белеү (belew)
Basque: jakin, jakina izan
Bavarian: wissn
Belarusian: ве́даць impf (vjédacʹ), знаць impf (znacʹ)
Bengali: জানা (bn) (jana), চেনা (bn) (cena)
Bislama: save
Breton: gouzout (br)
Buginese: ito
Bulgarian: зна́я (bg) impf (znája)
Burmese: သိရှိ (my) (si.hri.), သိ (my) (si.)
Catalan: saber (ca)
Cebuano: kahibalo
Chinese:

Cantonese: 知 (zi¹)

Dungan: җыдо (žɨdo)

Hakka: 知 (tî)

Mandarin: 知道 (zh) (zhīdao), 曉得／晓得 (zh) (xiǎode)

Min Dong: 捌 (báik)

Min Nan: 知影 (zh-min-nan) (chai-iáⁿ), 會曉／会晓 (zh-min-nan) (ē-hiáu), 明白 (zh-min-nan) (bîng-pi̍k)

Wu: 曉得／晓得 (xiau teq)
Chinook Jargon: kəmtəks
Chuvash: пĕл (pĕl)
Classical Tibetan: ཤེས་ (shes)
Cornish: godhvos (Kernewek Kemmyn)
Czech: vědět (cs)
Dalmatian: sapar
Danish: vide (da)
Dolgan: бил
Dongxiang: mejie
Dutch: weten (nl)
Dzongkha: ཤེས (shes)
Eastern Bontoc: ammo, inila
Emilian: savêr
Esperanto: scii (eo)
Estonian: teadma (et)
Even: ха- (ha-)
Evenki: са- (sa-)
Fang (Bantu): -yem
Faroese: vita (fo)
Finnish: tietää (fi)
French: savoir (fr)
Friulian: savê
Galician: saber (gl)
Georgian: ცოდნა (codna)
German: wissen (de)

Alemannic German: wüsse
Gothic: 𐍅𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (witan)
Greek: ξέρω (el) (xéro)

Ancient: γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō), γινώσκω (ginṓskō) (Ionic, Koine), οἶδα (oîda)
Guaraní: kuaa
Gujarati: જાણવું (jāṇvũ)
Haitian Creole: konnen
Hausa: sanī̀
Hawaiian: ʻike
Hebrew: יָדַע‎ (he) (yadá)
Hindi: जानना (hi) (jānnā)
Hungarian: tud (hu)
Icelandic: vita (is)
Ido: savar (io)
Ilocano: ammo
Indonesian: tahu (id)
Irish: a fhios a bheith agat, is eol do, eolas a bheith ag
Istriot: savì
Italian: sapere (it)
Japanese: 知る (ja) (しる, shiru), 確信している (かくしんしている, kakushin shite iru), ご存知である (ごぞんじである, go-zonji de aru) (honorific), 存じ上げる (ぞんじあげる, zonjiageru) (humble)
Javanese: weruh (jv)
Kabyle: ẓer
Karakhanid: بِلْماكْ‎ (bilmēk)
Kazakh: білу (kk) (bılu)
Khakas: пілерге (pìlerge)
Khmer: ចេរ (km) (cee)
Kikuyu: ũĩ
Kilivila: -nukwali-
Korean: 알다 (ko) (alda)
Krio: sabi
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: زانین‎ (ckb) (zanîn)

Northern Kurdish: zanîn (ku)
Kyrgyz: билүү (ky) (bilüü)
Lao: ຮູ້ (lo) (hū), ຊາບ (sāp)
Latin: sciō (la)
Latvian: zināt
Lingala: koyéba
Lithuanian: žinoti (lt)
Lombard: savè (lmo)
Low German: weten
Lü: ᦣᦴᧉ (huu²)
Macedonian: зна́е impf (znáe)
Makasar: ito
Malay: tahu (ms)
Malayalam: അറിയുക (ml) (aṟiyuka)
Maltese: għaf
Manchu: ᠰᠠᠮᠪᡳ (sambi)
Marathi: जाणणे (mr) (j̈āṇṇe)
Mbyá Guaraní: kuaa
Minangkabau: tahu
Mirandese: saber
Mongolian: мэдэх (mn) (medex)
Nahuatl: mati
Nanai: саори, отоли-
Nepali: चिन्नु (cinnu)
Norman: saver
North Frisian: (Mooring) waase, (Föhr-Amrum) witj
Northern Kankanay: gekken
Northern Thai: ᩁᩪ᩶ (hu)
Norwegian: vite (no)
Occitan: saber (oc), saupre (oc)
Old Church Slavonic:

Cyrillic: знати (znati), вѣдѣти (věděti)
Old East Slavic: знати (znati), вѣдѣти (věděti)
Old English: witan
Old French: savoir, saveir
Old Javanese: wruh
Old Saxon: witan
Old Turkic: 𐰋𐰃𐰠‎ (b²il² /bil-/)
Oriya: ଜାଣିବା (or) (jaṇiba)
Oromo: baruu
Ossetian: зонын (zonyn)
Ottoman Turkish: بیلمك‎ (bilmek)
Pashto: پوهېدل‎ (ps) (pohedᶕl), پيېدل‎ (pǝyedǝ́l)
Persian: دانستن‎ (fa) (dânestan), دونستن‎ (dunestan) (colloquial)
Piedmontese: savej
Polish: wiedzieć (pl) impf, znać (pl) impf (somebody or something)
Portuguese: saber (pt)
Quechua: riqsiy
Ratahan: mataton
Romanian: ști (ro)
Romansch: savair, saveir, saver
Russian: знать (ru) impf (znatʹ), ве́дать (ru) impf (védatʹ) (dated, poetic)
Saho: eerhege
Samogitian: žėnuotė
Sanskrit: जानाति (sa) (jānāti)
Sardinian: ischire, ischiri
Scottish Gaelic: bi fhios aig
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: знати impf

Roman: znati (sh) impf
Shan: please add this translation if you can
Sherpa: ཤེའ (she’)
Sicilian: sapiri (scn)
Sindhi: ڄاڻڻ‎
Sinhalese: දන්නවා (dannawā)
Slovak: vedieť (sk) impf
Slovene: vedeti (sl) impf
Somali: ogaasho
Sorbian:

Lower Sorbian: wěźeś

Upper Sorbian: wědźeć
Southern Altai: билер (biler)
Southern Kalinga: akammu
Spanish: saber (es)
Sranan Tongo: sabi
Sundanese: uninga
Swahili: kujua
Swedish: veta (sv)
Tagalog: alam (tl)
Tajik: донистан (tg) (donistan)
Tarantino: sapè
Tatar: белергә (tt) (belergä)
Ternate: waro
Tetum: hatene
Thai: รู้ (th) (rúu), ทราบ (th) (sâap)
Tibetan: ཤེས (shes), མཁྱེན (mkhyen) (honorific)
Tocharian B: kärs-
Tofa: билир (bilir), биир (biir)
Tok Pisin: save (tpi)
Tourangeau: sçaveirĕ
Turkish: bilmek (tr)
Turkmen: bilmek (tk)
Tuvan: билир (bilir)
Ugaritic: 𐎊𐎄𐎓 (ydʿ)
Ukrainian: зна́ти (uk) impf (znáty), ві́дати (uk) impf (vídaty) (dated, poetic)
Urdu: جاننا‎ (jānnā)
Uyghur: بىلمەك‎ (bilmek)
Uzbek: bilmoq (uz)
Venetian: saver
Vietnamese: biết (vi)
Volapük: nolön (vo)
Welsh: medru (cy), gwybod (cy)
West Frisian: wite (fy), witte (fy)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: savut
Yakut: бил (bil)
Yiddish: וויסן‎ (visn)
Zazaki: zanıtene (diq), zanen, zan (diq), zanayen
Zealandic: weête
Zhuang: rox

be acquainted or familiar with

Albanian: njoh (sq)
Amharic: ማወቅ (am) (mawäḳ)
Arabic: عَرَفَ‎ (ar) (ʕarafa)

Egyptian Arabic: عرف‎ (ʿeref)
Armenian: իմանալ (hy) (imanal), ճանաչել (hy) (čanačʿel), գիտենալ (hy) (gitenal)
Aromanian: cunoscu
Asturian: conocer (ast), coñocer (ast)
Basque: ezagutu
Belarusian: знаць impf (znacʹ)
Bulgarian: позна́вам (bg) impf (poznávam), зна́я (bg) impf (znája)
Burmese: သိ (my) (si.)
Buryat: таниха (tanixa)
Catalan: conèixer (ca)
Cebuano: katultol (a place), kaila (a person)
Cherokee: ᎤᏅᏔ (unvta)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 認識／认识 (zh) (rènshi)

Min Nan: 捌 (pat)
Cornish: aswonn (Kernewek Kemmyn)
Czech: znát (cs)
Danish: kende (da)
Dutch: kennen (nl)
Esperanto: koni (eo)
Estonian: tundma (et), teadma (et)
Faroese: kenna
Finnish: tuntea (fi)
French: connaître (fr), connaitre (fr) (alternative spelling)
Friulian: cognossi
Galician: coñecer (gl)
Georgian: ცნობა (cnoba)
German: kennen (de)

Alemannic German: wüsse
Gothic: 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (kunnan)
Greek: γνωρίζω (el) (gnorízo)

Ancient: οἶδα (oîda)
Guaraní: kuaa
Haitian Creole: konnen
Hebrew: הכיר‎ (he) (hikír)
Higaonon: kilala
Hungarian: ismer (hu)
Icelandic: þekkja (is)
Ido: konocar (io)
Indonesian: kenal (id)
Irish: aithin, aithne a bheith ag
Istriot: cugnussi
Italian: conoscere (it)
Japanese: …を知っている (ja) (…をしっている, …o shitte iru), …に精通している (…にせいつうしている, …ni seitsū shite iru)
Kabyle: ẓer
Kalmyk: таньх (tanĭh)
Kikuyu: ũĩ
Korean: …와 친한 사이다 (…wa chinhan saida), 알다 (ko) (alda)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: ناسین‎ (ckb) (nasîn)

Northern Kurdish: nasîn (ku)
Lakota: slolyÁ
Lao: ຮູ້ຈັກ (hū chak)
Latin: cognoscere (la), agnosco, regnosco, nosco (la), noscito (la)
Latvian: pazīt
Livonian: tundõ
Lombard: cugnuss
Lü: please add this translation if you can
Macedonian: знае impf (znae)
Malay: kenal (ms)
Malayalam: അറിയുക (ml) (aṟiyuka)
Mbyá Guaraní: kuaa
Mirandese: coincer
Mongolian: таних (mn) (tanix)
Mòcheno: kennen
Navajo: bił bééhózin
Ngazidja Comorian: udjua
Norman: connaître
Northern Thai: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian: kjenne (no)
Occitan: conéisser (oc)
Ojibwe: gikenim
Old Church Slavonic:

Cyrillic: знати impf (znati)
Old East Slavic: знати impf (znati)
Old English: cunnan
Old Saxon: kennian
Oromo: beekuu
Papiamentu: conoci
Persian: شناختن‎ (fa) (šenâxtan)
Piedmontese: conosse
Pipil: -ishmati, -ixmati
Polabian: znot impf
Polish: znać (pl) impf
Portuguese: conhecer (pt)
Romanian: cunoaște (ro)
Russian: знать (ru) impf (znatʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: bi eòlach air
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: зна̏ти impf, позна́вати impf

Roman: znȁti (sh) impf, poznávati (sh) pf
Shan: please add this translation if you can
Slovak: poznať (sk)
Slovene: znati impf
Sorbian:

Lower Sorbian: znaś impf

Upper Sorbian: znać impf
Southern Thai: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: conocer (es)
Swedish: känna (sv) (a person), känna till (sv), veta om (a piece of fact)
Tagalog: kilala (tl), makilala, kilalanin
Tarantino: canòsce
Thai: รู้จัก (th) (rúu-jàk)
Tocharian A: kñā-
Tok Pisin: save (tpi)
Turkish: tanımak (tr)
Ukrainian: зна́ти (uk) impf (znáty)
Venetian: cognossare, cognósar, conoser, conosar, conóser, conósar, conosare, conossar, conossare
Volapük: sevön (vo)
Walloon: kinoxhe (wa)
Welsh: (colloquial) nabod (cy), (literary) adnabod (cy)
West Frisian: kenne (fy)
Yiddish: קענען‎ (kenen)
Yuki: nąnák
Yup’ik: nallunrituq
Zazaki: zanayen, sılasnen
Zealandic: kenne
Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

have knowledge of

American Sign Language: BentB@Sfhead
Arabic: دَرَى‎ (ar) (darā), عَرَفَ‎ (ar) (ʕarafa)
Armenian: իմանալ (hy) (imanal), կարողանալ (hy) (karołanal), գիտենալ (hy) (gitenal)
Belizean Creole: noa
Bulgarian: зная (bg) (znaja)
Burmese: သိ (my) (si.)
Catalan: saber (ca)
Cebuano: kahibalo, kamao (a skill)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 懂 (zh) (dǒng), 明白 (zh) (míngbai)
Cornish: godhvos (Kernewek Kemmyn)
Czech: vědět (cs)
Danish: kende (da)
Dutch: weten (nl)
Emilian: savêr
Estonian: oskama
Faroese: vita (fo)
Finnish: tietää (fi)
French: connaître (fr), connaitre (fr) (alternative spelling), savoir (fr)
Georgian: ცოდნა (codna)
German: wissen (de)

Alemannic German: wüsse

Old High German: wizzan
Greek: γνωρίζω (el) (gnorízo)

Ancient: γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō), οἶδα (oîda)
Guaraní: kuaa
Haitian Creole: konnen
Hungarian: tud (hu)
Ido: konocar (io)
Indonesian: tahu (id)
Interlingua: saper (ia)
Irish: a fhios a bheith agat, is eol do, eolas a bheith ag
Italian: conoscere (it)
Japanese: 知っている (しっている, shitte iru)
Kabyle: ẓer
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: زانین‎ (ckb) (zanîn)

Northern Kurdish: zanîn (ku)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latin: cognoscere (la)
Latvian: prast (lv)
Malay: tahu (ms)
Malayalam: അറിയുക (ml) (aṟiyuka)
Mbyá Guaraní: kuaa
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Norman: connaître
Norwegian: kunne (no)
Old English: witan
Old Saxon: witan
Old Turkic: 𐰋𐰃𐰠‎ (b²il² /bil-/)
Persian: دانستن‎ (fa) (dânestan)
Pipil: -mati
Polish: wiedzieć (pl)
Portuguese: conhecer (pt), entender de, saber de
Quechua: yachay
Rapa Nui: agi
Romanian: ști (ro)
Russian: уме́ть (ru) (umétʹ) (to have a skill), знать (ru) (znatʹ)
Scots: ken
Scottish Gaelic: bi fhios aig
Serbo-Croatian: znȁti (sh)
Sorbian:

Lower Sorbian: wěźeś

Upper Sorbian: wědźeć
Spanish: saber (es)
Sundanese: uninga
Swedish: veta (sv)
Tagalog: malaman, mabatid, alam (tl)
Tamil: தெரிந்திரு (terintiru)
Tok Pisin: save (tpi)
Turkish: bilmek (tr)
Volapük: please add this translation if you can
Welsh: gwybod (cy)
West Frisian: witte (fy)
Yiddish: וויסן‎ (visn)
Zazaki: zanıtene (diq), zanıten

understand (a subject)

Armenian: իմանալ (hy) (imanal), գիտենալ (hy) (gitenal)
Bulgarian: разбирам (bg) (razbiram)
Burmese: တတ် (my) (tat)
Cebuano: sabot
Cornish: godhvos (Kernewek Kemmyn)
Czech: znát (cs)
Danish: forstå sig på, kende til
Emilian: savêr
Faroese: duga, skilja
Finnish: ymmärtää (fi)
French: connaître (fr), connaitre (fr) (alternative spelling), savoir (fr)
Georgian: გაგება (gageba), ცოდნა (codna)
German: können (de), sich auskennen in
Hungarian: tud (hu)
Italian: capire (it)
Japanese: 理解する (りかいする, rikai suru), 分かる (ja) (わかる, wakaru)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: زانین‎ (ckb) (zanîn)

Northern Kurdish: zanîn (ku)
Latin: capio (la), intellego (la), scio (la), teneo (la)
Latvian: saprast, prast (lv)
Malayalam: അറിയുക (ml) (aṟiyuka)
Norwegian: forstå (no)
Old English: cunnan
Persian: دانستن‎ (fa) (dânestan), بلد بودن‎ (balad budan)
Pipil: -mati
Polish: znać się (pl)
Portuguese: saber (pt), conhecer (pt), entender (pt)
Russian: знать (ru) pf (znatʹ), понима́ть (ru) impf (ponimátʹ), поня́ть (ru) pf (ponjátʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: bi eòlach air
Serbo-Croatian: znȁti (sh), poznávati (sh)
Spanish: conocer (es), entender de, saber de
Swedish: kunna (sv)
Tagalog: umunawa, maunawaan, maintindihan
Tok Pisin: save (tpi)
Turkish: anlamak (tr), bilmek (tr)
Volapük: please add this translation if you can
Zazaki: zanayen

have sexual relations with

Bulgarian: познавам (bg) (poznavam) (библ.)
Faroese: kenna (biblical)
Finnish: tuntea (fi)
French: connaître (fr) (biblical)
German: (biblical) erkennen (de)
Greek:

Ancient: γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
Hebrew: יָדַע‎ (he) (yadá’)
Hungarian: megismer (hu)
Kurdish:

Northern Kurdish: zanîn (ku)
Latin: uti aliquo, notitiam habere, scio (la)
Latvian: iepazīt
Lingala: koyébana
Norwegian: kjenne (no)
Old English: witan
Portuguese: conhecer (pt)
Romanian: cunoaște (ro)
Russian: познава́ть (ru) impf (poznavátʹ), позна́ть (ru) pf (poznátʹ)
Spanish: conocer (es)
Turkish: yatmış olmak

be informed about

Armenian: իմանալ (hy) (imanal), գիտենալ (hy) (gitenal)
Cornish: godhvos (Kernewek Kemmyn)
Czech: vědět (cs)
Danish: vide (da)
Emilian: savêr
Faroese: vita (fo)
Finnish: tietää (fi)
French: savoir (fr),être au courant (fr), connaître (fr)
Georgian: ცოდნა (codna)
German: wissen (de)
Hungarian: tud (hu), ért (hu), jártas (hu), járatos (hu)
Irish: a fhios a bheith agat, is eol do, eolas a bheith ag
Italian: sapere (it)
Latin: scio (la), intelligo (la), video (la), nosco (la), scisco
Latvian: zināt
Ngazidja Comorian: udjua
Norman: saver
Norwegian: vite (no)
Old English: witan
Old French: savoir, saveir
Persian: دانستن‎ (fa) (dânestan)
Polish: wiedzieć (pl) impf
Portuguese: saber (pt), aperceber-se
Russian: знать (ru) (znatʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: bi fhios aig
Serbo-Croatian: znȁti (sh)
Slovene: spoznati (sl)
Sorbian:

Lower Sorbian: wěźeś

Upper Sorbian: wědźeć
Spanish: estar informado
Swedish: känna till (sv), veta om, veta (sv)
Tagalog: alam (tl)
Tok Pisin: save (tpi)
Turkish: haberi olmak (tr)
Yiddish: וויסן‎ (visn)
Zazaki: zan (diq)

experience

Bulgarian: преживявам (bg) (preživjavam), изпитвам (bg) (izpitvam)
Czech: poznat (cs)
Finnish: kokea (fi), tuntea (fi)
French: connaître (fr)
Georgian: გამოცდა (gamocda), გადატანა (gadaṭana)
Hungarian: tapasztal (hu), megtapasztal, megél (hu), átél (hu), átmegy (hu), keresztülmegy (hu)
Latin: sentio (la), experio, experior
Lithuanian: patirti
Norman: connaître
Portuguese: conhecer (pt), vivenciar (pt), experimentar (pt)
Russian: пережива́ть (ru) impf (pereživátʹ) (rare in this context), пережи́ть (ru) pf (perežítʹ), познава́ть (ru) impf (poznavátʹ), позна́ть (ru) pf (poznátʹ), испыты́вать (ru) impf (ispytývatʹ), испыта́ть (ru) pf (ispytátʹ)
Tok Pisin: save (tpi)
Volapük: plak (vo)
Zazaki: zanaye

Translations to be checked

Aromanian: ^{(please verify)} cunoscu
Bislama: ^{(please verify)} save
Guaraní: ^{(please verify)} kuaa
Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} tahu (id), ^{(please verify)} mengetahui (id), ^{(please verify)} kenal (id)
Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} saper (ia), ^{(please verify)} cognoscer (ia), ^{(please verify)} recognoscer
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 知る (ja) (しる, shiru), ^{(please verify)} 知っている (しっている, shitte iru)
Manchu: ^{(please verify)} ulhimbi
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 知道 (zh) (to know something), ^{(please verify)} 認識／认识 (zh), ^{(please verify)} 认识 (zh) (to know a person)
Rohingya: ^{(please verify)} zano
Romani: ^{(please verify)} zhanel
Romanian: ^{(please verify)} cunoaște (ro)
Telugu: ^{(please verify)} తెలుసుకొను (te) (telusukonu)
Tupinambá: ^{(please verify)} kuab
Volapük: ^{(please verify)} sevön (vo)

Noun[edit]

know (plural knows)

(rare) Knowledge; the state of knowing.
- c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii], page 259, column 2:
  
  That on the view and know of theſe Contents, […] He ſhould the bearers put to […] death, […]
Knowledge; the state of knowing; now confined to the fixed phrase ‘in the know’

Derived terms[edit]

in the know

References[edit]

“know”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
know in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams[edit]

Kwon, wonk

Cornish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Brythonic *know, from Proto-Celtic *knūs.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [knoʊ]

Noun[edit]

know pl (singulative knowen or knofen)

nuts

Derived terms[edit]

know dor (“peanuts”)
know Frynk (“walnuts”)
know koko (“coconuts”)
know koll (“hazelnuts”)
know muskat (“nutmeg”)
know toos (“doughnuts”)
plisk know (“nutshells”)

Mutation[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

know

Alternative form of kne

Yola[edit]

Verb[edit]

know

Alternative form of knouth
- 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY:
  
  Doost thou know fidi is a hamaron?
  
  Do you know where is the horse-collar?

References[edit]

Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 44

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As detailed above, ‘know’ can be a noun or a verb. Verb usage: He knew something terrible was going to happen.Verb usage: I know your mother, but I’ve never met your father.

Contents

1 What kind of a word is know?
2 What type of speech is the word know?
3 What is the noun form know?
4 What word class is known?
5 How do you use the word know?
6 What is the abstract noun of know?
7 Is know an action verb?
8 What is the adverb form of know?
9 Is know a transitive or intransitive verb?
10 What is the verb form of verification?
11 What is third form know?
12 Is it know off or know of?
13 What is the full meaning of know?
14 What is the homophone of word know?
15 WHEN TO USE NO & know?
16 Is knows a real word?
17 Is think an abstract noun?
18 What is the abstract noun of advise?
19 Is know a stative verb?
20 What are the 4 types of verbs?

verb (used without object), knew, known, know·ing. to have knowledge or clear and certain perception, as of fact or truth. to be cognizant or aware, as of some fact, circumstance, or occurrence; have information, as about something. the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.

What type of speech is the word know?

know (verb) know (noun) know–all (noun)

What is the noun form know?

The noun form of know could be either knowing or knowledge. Both these words are abstract noun.

What word class is known?

Known can be a verb, a noun or an adjective.

How do you use the word know?

Know sentence example

I know you must be tired, so I will let you rest.
I know they don’t like me.
He didn’t know the car was coming.
I know better than that.
Do you know that profound thinker?
Oh, mother, I would like to know everything.
Jim did not know , but he would not tell the Sawhorse that.

What is the abstract noun of know?

knowledge
The abstract noun of “know” is knowledge.

Is know an action verb?

Action verbs refer to an action.Other common verbs referring to states are: know, believe, like, love, hate, remember, suppose, understand, want, wish etc. There is an important difference between action verbs and state verbs. Action verbs can have both simple and continuous forms.

What is the adverb form of know?

In the manner of one who knows. With knowledge of all relevant facts.

Is know a transitive or intransitive verb?

Word forms: knows, knowing, knew, known. transitive verb/intransitive verb [no cont] If you know a fact, a piece of information, or an answer, you have it correctly in your mind. I don’t know the name of the place. “People like doing things for nothing.”—”I know they do.”

What is the verb form of verification?

verb (used with object), ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing. to prove the truth of, as by evidence or testimony; confirm; substantiate: Events verified his prediction. to ascertain the truth or correctness of, as by examination, research, or comparison: to verify a spelling.

What is third form know?

Verb Forms of Know

(Base) 1st	(Past) 2nd	(Past Participle) 3rd
Know	Knew	Known
Get list of more Verb Forms.

Is it know off or know of?

Off? Of is a preposition that indicates relationships between other words, such as belonging, things made of other things, things that contain other things, or a point of reckoning. Off is usually used as an adverb or a preposition.

What is the full meaning of know?

Full Definition of know
(Entry 1 of 2) transitive verb. 1a(1) : to perceive directly : have direct cognition of. (2) : to have understanding of importance of knowing oneself. (3) : to recognize the nature of : discern.

What is the homophone of word know?

The words know and no are homophones: they sound alike but have different meanings.

WHEN TO USE NO & know?

Verb:

No is not a verb.
Know is a verb.
No is used as an exclamation, determiner, noun, and adverb.
Know is only used as a verb.
No is used to negate a sentence.
Know means to have knowledge, to be aware or to be acquainted.

Is knows a real word?

verb (used without object), knew, known, know·ing. to have knowledge or clear and certain perception, as of fact or truth. to be cognizant or aware, as of some fact, circumstance, or occurrence; have information, as about something. the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.

Is think an abstract noun?

An abstract noun is a noun that refers to an idea or a general quality. It does not refer to a physical object.So the abstract noun of the verb ‘think’ is ‘thought‘.

What is the abstract noun of advise?

Abstract noun of the verb ‘advise’ is ‘advice‘. Explanation: An abstract noun is a noun that refers to an idea or a general quality.

Is know a stative verb?

Stative verbs often relate to: thoughts and opinions: agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, recognise, remember, suspect, think, understand.

What are the 4 types of verbs?

There are four TYPES of verbs: intransitive, transitive, linking, and passive.

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Verb

He knows a lot about the history of the town.

Do you know the answer?

I don’t know her name.

Do you know what time it is?

I don’t know the words to that song.

They knew a good deal about the problem.

She knows the rules of the game.

If you want the answer, ask someone who knows.

I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like.

She knows that many people will not believe her.

Recent Examples on the Web

The city is known for offering cheap medical services.

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Tupperware, known for its plastic containers and sales parties, has been attempting to transform itself after years of declining sales.

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The attention to detail McNally is known for in his restaurants is prevalent here, too.

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The Lyrid meteor shower, known for its fast and bright meteors, will begin on Saturday, April 15 and is expected to peak the nights of April 21-22.

—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023

And though they’re known for attracting jet-setting party crowds, not all of them are teeming with people.

—Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023

Arnold Schwarzenegger is known for his career as both an actor and a politician.

—Li Cohen, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2023

Taiwan was previously better known internationally as Formosa.

—Reuters, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2023

Horse racing terms to keep you in the know for this year’s race Post time: 9:50 a.m. EST Saturday at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 24 Mar. 2023

The Brooklyn shop, referred to as simply MGC by those in the know, was founded in 1977 by Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield but is now run by his two sons, Jay and Tod.

—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2023

In the few short months since its launch, the popular foundation has become a must-have among beauty lovers in the know, thanks to its wide shade range, and lightweight, flexible formula that looks nearly identical to skin.

—Sarah Maberry, Harper’s BAZAAR, 13 Mar. 2023

At some of the most exclusive eateries around the world, a once-humble ingredient is stepping into the spotlight, becoming a flex for diners in the know, and boasting a price tag commensurate with its newfound status.

—William Li, Town & Country, 7 Mar. 2023

Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Sabrina Wu and Stephanie Hsu star in a film that’s described by those in the know as raunchy, hilarious and heartfelt.

—Diane Garrett, Variety, 6 Mar. 2023

To always be in the know, sign up for our newsletter Tim Newcomb is a journalist based in the Pacific Northwest.

—Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023

The publication also talked to people in the know, interviewing members of the clergy for a guide to funeral homes and EMTs for a report on emergency-room care.

—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2023

Easy wins, or bad policy? Tomas Lares, founder of the anti-trafficking group United Abolitionists, is concerned that political opportunism is driving the rush to file bills without talking to those in the know.

—Spencer Norris, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023

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Britannica Dictionary definition of KNOW

not used in progressive tenses

to have (information of some kind) in your mind

[+ object]

He knows a lot about the history of the town.
Do you know the answer?
I don’t know her name.
Do you know what time it is?
I don’t know the words to that song.
They knew a good deal about the problem.
She knows the rules of the game.
He knows everything about horses. = He knows all/everything there is to know about horses.

— often + how, why, where, etc.

Do you know why she left this suitcase here?
Do you know where she went?
No one knows (for sure) how long it will take to fix the problem.
He knows perfectly/full well how to do it.

[no object]

If you want the answer, ask someone who knows.
“What is she doing?” “Believe me, you don’t want to know.” [=you would be shocked or upset to learn what she is doing]

— often + about

He knows (all) about horses.

to understand (something)

to have a clear and complete idea of (something)

[+ object]

I don’t know much about art, but I know what I like.

— usually + how, why, where, etc.

Scientists don’t yet know why this happens.
I don’t know what to do.
I don’t know what you want me to do.
We had almost no money in those days. I don’t know how we managed.
I don’t know how you could be so careless.
You know perfectly/full well what I am trying to say.

[no object]

“How could she do that?” “How should/would I know?!” [=I don’t know, and you should not expect me to know]

[+ object]

to have learned (something, such as a skill or a language)

She knows karate/CPR.
He knows Spanish.

— often + how

Do you know how to type?
I would go swimming with you, but I don’t know how (to swim). [=I never learned to swim]

to be aware of (something)

to realize (something)

[+ object]

She knows that many people will not believe her.
I know (that) this isn’t easy for you, but you have to keep trying.
As soon as I turned on the light I knew that something was missing.
There was no way for me to know that he was your brother. = How was I to know that he was your brother?
It’s wrong and you know it! [=you are aware that it is wrong]
“I’m sorry I threw out those bags.” “It’s okay: you couldn’t have known that I needed them.” = “It’s okay: you had no way of knowing that I needed them.” = (Brit) “It’s okay: you weren’t to know that I needed them.”
You ought to know by now that she is always late.
It’s impossible to know what will happen next. = There’s no way of knowing what will happen next. = There’s no knowing what will happen next.
If you’ve never been to Venice, you don’t know what you’re missing. [=you would enjoy going to Venice very much]
You know as well as I do that they expect us at 8:00.
You don’t know how happy I am to see you. [=I am extremely happy to see you]
You’ll never know what this means to me. = You can’t know how much this means to me. [=this means a great deal to me]

[no object]

As far as I know, they plan to arrive on Monday. [=I believe that they plan to arrive on Monday, but I am not sure]
We’re planning a party for George. As you know, he’ll be leaving the company next month.

— often + about or of

I knew about the problem. [=I was aware of the problem]
Does she know about the meeting?
I don’t know of any job openings right now. [=I am not aware of any job openings right now]
I know of her as a poet but not as a novelist. [=I am familiar with her poetry but not with her novels]
Do you know of a good lawyer? [=can you recommend a good lawyer?]
“Does he have relatives nearby?” “Not that I know of.” [=I don’t think he has any relatives nearby]

to be certain of (something)

[+ object]

Everyone else believes him, but I just know (that) he’s lying.
I don’t know if I can trust her. [=I am not sure that I can trust her]
It’s hard to know exactly where the candidate stands on this issue.
I knew he’d forget.
I need to know if they are coming.
“She says she’s not coming.” “I knew it!” [=I was sure that she wouldn’t come]
I knew it all along. [=I was always sure of it]

[no object]

“They’re coming.” “Do you know [=are you certain], or are you just guessing?” = “Do you know for sure/certain, or are you just guessing?”
He thinks he got the job but he doesn’t know for sure.

[+ object]

to have met and talked to (someone)

to be acquainted or familiar with (a person)

“Do you know Clara?” “Yes, we’ve met.”
“Do you know Clara?” “We’ve met but I wouldn’t say that I really know her.” [=I am not close to her; I don’t know much about her]
I’ve known him for years. He’s one of my best friends.
Knowing you, you’ll be the first one there. [=because I know you so well, I expect you to be the first one there]
She’s the kindest person I know.
To know him is to love him. [=the people who know him feel great affection for him]
We just bought a house here last month, and we’re still getting to know our neighbors. [=we’re still meeting our neighbors; we’re still becoming acquainted with our neighbors]

to have experience with (something)

to be acquainted or familiar with (something)

She knows the city very well.
Do you know her painting/writing/work?
Do you know any good restaurants in this area?
We’re still getting to know the neighborhood.
The building as we know it [=as it exists now] is quite different from how it looked when it was first built.
This is the end of the organization as we know it. [=the organization has changed and will never again be the same as it was]

to have experienced (something)

someone who knows grief well [=someone who has experienced a lot of grief]

— usually used as known

I’ve known failure and I’ve known success. [=I have failed and I have succeeded]

[+ object]

to recognize (someone or something)

to identify (someone or something) accurately

“How will I know her?” “She’ll be wearing a red sweater.”
I would know [=recognize] that voice anywhere.
I know his face [=his face is familiar to me] but I don’t remember his name.
I feel like I know this house, but I’ve never been here before.
I know many of the customers at the café by sight. [=I see them often enough that I recognize them]

to recognize the difference between two things

to be able to distinguish (one thing) from another

know right from wrong

[+ object]

to be sure that (someone or something) has a particular quality, character, etc., because of your experiences with that person or thing

— usually followed by to + verb

I’ve worked with him for many years, and I know him to be an honest man.
I know the business to be legitimate.

to think of (someone or something) as having a particular quality, character, etc.

— + as

His neighbors knew him as a quiet and friendly person, but the people he worked with saw a different side of him.

— often used as (be) known as

She is known as an expert in the field. [=people consider her an expert]

— used to indicate the name that people know or use for someone or something

— + as

Her neighbors knew her as Jill Brown, but her real name was Amy Smith.

— often used as (be) known as

Samuel L. Clemens was better/otherwise known as Mark Twain. [=most people called him Mark Twain]
Beethoven’s Third Symphony is widely known as the “Eroica.”

— used to say that someone or something has a particular quality, feature, ability, etc., that people know about

— + for

Fans of the blues know the city for its live blues clubs.

— usually used as (be) known for

The restaurant is known for its desserts. [=the restaurant’s desserts are popular, well-known, etc.]
She is known for her ability to work quickly. = She is known for working quickly.
He‘s known for being late. [=he is often late]

◊ Someone who has been known to be or known to do something has been or done that thing in the past.

We’ve known him to work all night to meet a deadline. = He’s been known to work all night to meet a deadline.
I’ve never known her to be wrong. [=I do not know of any time when she has been wrong]
He’s been known to do this kind of thing before.

before you know it

very quickly or soon

We’ll be there before you know it.
The game was over before I knew it.

better the devil you know than the devil you don’t

—

see devil

— used to say that you agree with what has just been said

“It’s freezing in here!” “Don’t I know it.” [=I agree]

— used to say that you have little or no knowledge of something

For all I know, he left last night. [=I don’t know when he left; it’s possible that he left last night]
She may have already accepted another job, for all we know. [=we don’t know what she has done; it’s possible that she has already accepted another job]

God knows

informal

goodness knows

heaven knows

Lord knows

— used to stress that something is not known

How long will the meeting last? Heaven knows.
God (only) knows if the reports are true.

— used to make a statement more forceful

He finally got a raise. Goodness knows he deserved one. [=he certainly deserved one]
She didn’t win, but Lord knows she tried.

have known better days

—

see ¹better

I don’t know

— used to say that you do not have the information someone is asking for

“What time does the library close?” “I don’t know.”

informal

— used to express disagreement, doubt, or uncertainty

“I don’t like that guy.” “Oh, I don’t know, he’s not really so bad.”
“Which one is your favorite?” “Um, I don’t know, maybe the red one.”
She thinks we should go now, but I don’t know. [=I’m not sure] Maybe we should wait.

— used to say that you are uncertain about someone or something

I don’t know about you [=you may think or feel differently than I do about this], but I’m leaving.
“She said she’d be here by 5:00.” “I don’t know about that.” [=I’m not sure that will happen]
I don’t know about him —he’s hard to figure out.

if you must know

— used when you are answering a question that you do not want to answer because the information is personal, embarrassing, etc.

“How much did you pay for your car?” “Well, if you must know, it cost about $20,000.”
“Why did you leave that job?” “If you must know, I was fired.”

I’ll have you know

—

see have

I know (it)

— used to express agreement

“Hurry up, we’re going to be late.” “I know, but I can’t find my shoe.”
“This place is such a mess.” “I know it.” [=I agree]
“I can’t believe he lied.” “I know, I know.”
“The whole situation is just so stupid.” “I know.”

— used to introduce a suggestion

“What should we do tonight?” “I know [=I have an idea]—how about a movie?”

I wouldn’t know

— used to say that you have not experienced something

“That restaurant has the best desserts!” “I wouldn’t know. I’ve never been there.”

know best

know what’s best

to know or understand better than someone else what should be done

I would take the highway myself, but you live here so you know best.
I’ll do whatever you say. You know what’s best.

know better

to be smart or sensible enough not to do something

You walked home alone? Don’t you know better (than that)?
She’ll know better than to trust them again. [=she will not trust them again]
There’s no excuse for his behavior. He’s old enough to know better.
Don’t blame him. He’s just a child and he doesn’t know (any) better. [=he is too young, inexperienced, etc., to be expected to behave properly]

to know or understand the truth about something

She tried to tell me that it wasn’t her fault, but I know better. [=I know that it really was her fault]

to know or understand more than other people

You can’t tell him what to do. He always thinks that he knows better.

know different/otherwise

to know that something that people think or say is true is not really true

She says she has no money but I know otherwise. [=I know that she does have money]

know from (someone or something)

US, informal

to know anything about or care at all about (someone or something)

— used in negative statements

kids who don’t know from sports

know (something) backward and forward

or British

know (something) backwards

know (something) inside out

or US

know (something) inside and out

know (something) like the back of your hand

to know something completely

He knew the process backward and forward.
She knows the business inside and out.
I know this town like the back of my hand.

know (something or someone) for what it/he/she is

to understand what something or someone truly is

Now I know them for what they are—liars.
before scientists knew the disease for what it is—a virus
the friends who know me for what I am [=who truly know and understand me]

know (something) when you see it/one

to be able to recognize or identify something immediately

She knows a bargain when she sees it.
I know a liar when I see one.
I’m not sure what I want but I’ll know it when I see it.

know what hit you

— used in negative statements to say that something you did not expect surprised you very much

I didn’t know what hit me—suddenly I just felt so dizzy.
The company came out with an entirely new line of products last year, and their competitors never knew what hit them. [=their competitors were not prepared and were completely surprised]

know what it is

to know what it’s like

to have experience with a situation, activity, or condition

He knows what it is to be poor. [=he has been poor]
They know what it’s like to have no privacy.

know what you are talking about

◊ If you know what you are talking about, you deserve to be listened to because you have actual knowledge or experience with something and what you are saying is correct.

Take her advice. She knows what she’s talking about.
“He said the movie is boring.” “Don’t listen to him. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” [=he is wrong]

know which side your bread is buttered on

—

see ¹bread

know your own heart/mind

to be sure of what you want, like, think, etc.

She’s a woman who knows her own mind.

know yourself

to understand yourself fully

to understand your own emotions, desires, abilities, etc.

I was so young then. I really didn’t know myself.

know your way around

◊ If you know your way around a place or thing, you are very familiar with it or are good at using or operating it.

He knows his way around Boston.
She really knows her way around a sailboat. [=she knows how to sail; she is a very good sailor]
They know their way around computers.

let (someone) know

to tell something to someone

Let me know [=tell me] if you’re going to the party.
Please let me know if there’s anything I can do to help. [=I would like to help; please tell me if you need help]
He’s not sure what time he’ll arrive—he is going to let us know.
She let the staff know her decision. [=she told the staff her decision]

let (something) be known

formal

make (something) known

to tell people something

He let it be known [=he announced] that he intends to run for mayor.
She made her decision known to the staff. [=she told the staff her decision]

make yourself known

formal

to introduce yourself

to cause people to know who you are

The candidate made herself known to voters through an aggressive ad campaign.
the movie in which the actor first made himself known to the world

might/should have known

— used to say that you are not surprised to learn of something

I should have known it would be too expensive.
“She says she’s going to be late.” “I might have known.”

not know someone from Adam

informal

to have never met with someone

to not know someone at all

Why should she trust me? She doesn’t know me from Adam.

not know the first thing about

to have little or no knowledge about (something or someone)

I don’t know the first thing about cooking/sports/children.

not know the meaning of (the word)

—

see meaning

not know your ass from your elbow

(chiefly US)

informal + impolite

or British

not know your arse from your elbow

to know nothing

to be stupid

Don’t take his word for it—he doesn’t know his ass from his elbow.

what do you know

informal

— used to express surprise

She’s an astronaut? Well, what do you know!
“He’s going to law school in the fall.” “Well what do you know about that?” [=I am surprised that he is going to law school]

— used to say that someone is wrong about something

“She thinks I should take the job.” “What does she know? You should do what you want.”

wouldn’t you know (it)?

informal

— used to say that something annoying that has happened is the kind of thing that often happens

I was running late and—wouldn’t you know?—I rushed off without my purse.
“He’s late again.” “Wouldn’t you know it?!”

— used when you are trying to help someone remember something

They live on the other side of town. You know—near the golf course.
He was in our history class—you know [=you remember]—the tall blond guy in the front row.

— used for emphasis

You know, we really have to go.
It’s cold outside, you know.
You know, you really should write a novel.

— used when you are not sure of what to say or how to say it

Would you like to, you know, go out sometime?
We’re planning to go shopping and, you know, just hang out.

you know something/what?

informal

— used to emphasize the statement that comes after it

You know something? I never trusted her.
She lied to me again, but you know what? I really just don’t care any more.

— used to get someone’s attention

Hey, you know what? I’m hungry.

you know what I mean

informal

— used to suggest that the hearer agrees with and understands what has been said or to ask if he or she does or not

I grew up there, you know what I mean, so I know what it’s like.
He’s kind of strange. Do you know what I mean?
He’s kind of strange, if you know what I mean.

— sometimes used in the shortened form know what I mean

He’s kind of strange—know what I mean?

you know what they say

informal

— used to introduce a common saying or a statement that expresses a common belief

Keep trying, and you’ll figure it out. You know what they say: if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

you never know

— used to say that it is impossible to be sure about what will happen

You never know—you might win the lottery.
You never know who will show up.
You never know with her parties: anyone could show up.

Britannica Dictionary definition of KNOW

in the know

having knowledge about something

having information that most people do not have

people who are in the know
For those of you not in the know, Jane is the person who founded this organization.

Источник

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know

know [nəυ]

1) знать (

тж.

know of); име́ть представле́ние;

to know about smth. знать о чём-л.

;

2) знать, име́ть определённые зна́ния;

3) узнава́ть, отлича́ть;

to know one from another, to know two things apart отлича́ть одно́ от друго́го

4) уме́ть;

5) испыта́ть, пережи́ть

а) быть осторо́жным, осмотри́тельным;

б) прекра́сно понима́ть;

I know better than to… я не так прост, что́бы…

;

to be in the know разг. быть в ку́рсе де́ла; быть посвящённым в обстоя́тельства де́ла; быть осведомлённым

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > know

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know

KNOW OF, ABOUT

Know of и know about ‘знать, узнать’ могут взаимозаменяться: to know of the event и to know about the event. Однако know of обычно имеет в виду поверхностное знакомство с фактом, явлением и т. д., в то время как know about предполагает более детальные сведения. Ср. to know of current events и to know about current events.

Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > know

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KNOW

это просто «знать», слово, которое все знают.

(*)Know shit about (to)… — соответственно, не знать совершенно ничего (точнее — ни хрена, а можно и еще точнее, см. SHIT).

DK = don’t know — Используется на производстве, на совещаниях при анализе производственных ситуаций. Между нами, «Не могу знать!», как говаривали у нас еще в царской армии — часто лучший ответ в щекотливом случае.

American slang. English-Russian dictionary > KNOW

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know

Персональный Сократ > know

5
know if

Персональный Сократ > know if

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know

1. I

I am not guessing, I know это не догадки, я это точно знаю; as far as I know насколько мне известно /я знаю/; he may be a robber for all I know почем я знаю /откуда мне знать/, он может быть и грабитель; as everyone knows как [всем] известно; how do /should/ I know? откуда мне знать?; let me know дайте мне знать

2. II

3. III

1) know smth. know a foreign language знать иностранный язык и т. д., he knows only English and French он знает только английский и французский, он владеет только английским языком и французским; know literature разбираться в литературе и т. д., know a poem знать /помнить/ стихотворение и т. д.; know the area знать данный район и т. д., ориентироваться в данной местности и т. д., know smb.’s faults знать чьи-л. недостатки и т. д., иметь представление о чьих-л. недостатках и т. д.; he knows more than he says он знает больше, чем говорит; certain things which you cannot but know некоторые обстоятельства, которых вы не можете не знать; he doesn’t seem to know the value of time он, по-видимому, не умеет ценить время; he doesn’t know his own mind он сам не знает, чего он хочет; don’t I know it! мне ли этого не знать!

2) know smth. know fear испытать /познать/ страх и т. д., he knows no defeat он не знает поражений; he has never known trouble у него никогда не было неприятностей, ему неведомы неприятности; he has known better days он знавал /видел/ лучшие времена; his zeal knows no bounds его усердие не имеет границ

3) know smb. know this man знать этого человека и т. д., быть знакомым с этим человеком и т. д.; I should like to know Mr. Hill я бы хотел познакомиться с мистером Хиллом; when I first knew him когда я впервые узнал его /познакомился с ним/; you two ought to know one another вы должны подружиться друг с другом

4) know smb., smth. I didn’t know you when you came forward я не узнал тебя, когда ты вышел вперед; he knows a good horse он большей знаток лошадей и т. д.; he knows a good thing when he sees it он понимает толк в вещах

4. IV

1) know smth. in some manner know smth. positively знать что-л. определенно и т. д., hardly /scarcely/ know smth. почти не иметь представления о чем-л.; when you get to know it better когда вы с этим получше познакомитесь

2) know smb. in some manner know smb. intimately близко и т. д. знать кого-л., быть близко и т. д. знакомым с кем-л.; get /come/ to know smb. better узнать кого-л. лучше; it happened that they knew each other well оказалось, что они хорошо знали друг друга; know smb. for some time have you known him long? вы его давно знаете?; вы давно с ним знакомы?

3) know smb., smth. in some manner know smb., smth. easily узнавать кого-л., что-л. сразу и т. д.; know smb., smth. at some time know smb., smth. at once узнать кого-л., что-л. тотчас же и т. д.; know smb., smth. at some place you are just like your father, I’d know you anywhere ты очень похож на отца, я узнал бы тебя при встрече

5. VII

know smb. to be smth. know him to be a gentleman знать его как порядочного человека и т. д., know him to be honest знать, что он честен / что он честный человек/ и т. д., know smb. do smth. know educated people make this mistake знать случаи, когда и образованные люди делают такую ошибку и т. д.; I have never known him tell a lie я не припомню такого случая, чтобы он соврал; I have never known that man smile я никогда не видел, чтобы этот человек улыбался

6. XI

be known wait until all the facts in the case are known подождите, пока [не] станут известны /[не] выяснятся/ все обстоятельства дела; everything gets known все выходит наружу, утаить ничего нельзя; I don’t want it known я не хочу, чтобы это получило огласку; be known in some manner this is well known это хорошо и т. д. известно; the name is little known here это имя здесь мало кто знает; be known to smb. he is known to the police он у полиции на заметке; be known as smb. he is known as a successful architect его считают преуспевающим архитектором; be known to be smb. he is known to be a good fellow говорят, что он хороший малый; be known to have some quality he is known to be generous он прославился своей щедростью и т. д.; be known to do smth. he had never been known to laugh никто никогда не видел, чтобы он смеялся, его смеха никто никогда не слышал

7. XIII

know how to do smth. know how to make cakes уметь печь пироги и т. д., do you know how to go there alone? ты один найдешь туда дорогу?; know what to do I don’t know what to say я не знаю, что сказать; I don’t know whether to go or not я не знаю know идти или нет

8. XVI

know about /of/ smb., smth. know about the man знать об этом человеке и т. д.; I know about it я в курсе дела; I’ll let you know about it later on я тебе сообщу /дам знать/ об этом позже; how did they come to know of it? каким образом это стало им известно?; this is the best method I know of это лучший из известных мне методов; has Smith been ill? — Not that I know of Смит болел? — Насколько я знаю /мне известно/ — нет; know of a good watchmaker знать хорошего часовщика и т. д.

9. XVIII

|| make oneself known представиться кому-л.; why don’t you make yourself known to him? a) почему бы тебе не познакомиться с ним?; б) почему бы тебе не открыться ему?

10. XXI1

1) know smth. about /of/ smth., smb. know everything about /of/ smth., smb. знать все и т. д. о чем-л., о ком-л.; I know nothing about him у меня нет никаких сведений о нем; do you know anything about astronomy? вы что-нибудь понимаете в астрономии?; know smth. from /by/ smth. know smth. from history знать что-л. из истории; know smth. by /from/ experience знать что-л. по опыту; know smb. by smth. know smb. by name знать кого-л. по имени и т. д.; do you know him by sight? вы его знаете в лицо?; know smth. against smb. know some facts against him иметь кое-какие факты, говорящие против него || know smth. by heart знать что-л. наизусть; know smth. for a fact знать точно что-л.

2) know smb. by smth. know one’s brother by his voice узнать своего брата по голосу и т. д.; I knew him from the photograph я его узнал по фотографии; she knew him at a distance она узнала /признала/ его издалека; know smb., smth. from smb., smth. know a friend from a foe отличать друга от врага и т. д., you wouldn’t know him from an Englishman его не отличишь от настоящего англичанина; know smb. for smb. know him for an American узнавать в нем американца и т. д.; I wonder how you were able to know him for a doctor удивляюсь, как вам удалось определить, что он врач

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know smb. as smb. know smb. as a great lawyer знать кого-л. как крупного юриста и т. д.

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know that… know that you were coming today знать, что вы сегодня приезжаете и т. д.; know what’s what знать, что к чему; you know how it is знаешь, как это бывает; I don’t know that he understands much about it не думаю /сомневаюсь/, чтобы он в этом что-л. понимал; heaven knows when I shall be back кто его знает, когда я вернусь; let me know if you change your mind если передумаете, дайте мне знать /сообщите мне/; there is no knowing what it may lead to нельзя сказать, к чему это может привести и т. д.

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English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > know

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know

1. [nəʋ]

знание

2. [nəʋ]

(knew; known)

1. знать, иметь понятие представление; быть в курсе дела

to know smb.’s peculiarities [smb.’s habits, smb.’s character, oneself] — знать чьи-л. особенности [чьи-л. привычки, чей-л. характер, самого себя]

to know positively that — быть уверенным в том, что; знать наверняка, что

to know all about smth. — знать всё о чём-л.; быть полностью в курсе дела относительно чего-л.

to know of smb. who will do the work — знать человека, который может выполнить эту работу

to know smth. against smb. — знать что-л. компрометирующее кого-л.

I do not know how it was done — понятия не имею, как это сделали /это было сделано/

the place is known to me alone — это место известно мне одному /только мне/

I don’t know if you’ll like it — не знаю, понравится ли вам это

I don’t know whether he is here — мне неизвестно /я не знаю/, здесь ли он

how do I know? — откуда мне знать?

how did you come to know of it? — как получилось, что вы об этом узнали?

as far as I know — насколько мне известно /я знаю/

to make smth. known to smb. — довести что-л. до чьего-л. сведения

Heaven only knows! — одному небу /богу/ известно!

let me know — сообщите мне, дайте мне знать

let me know when [where, how] it happened — поставьте меня в известность (о том), когда [где, как] это случилось

not that I know of it — мне об этом ничего не известно, у меня об этом нет никаких сведений

2. знать, обладать знаниями, разбираться, быть сведущим ()

a man who knows — знающий /сведущий/ человек

to know smth. thoroughly [superficially, insufficiently] — знать что-л. глубоко [поверхностно, недостаточно]

to know one’s lesson [one’s part, the multiplication tables] — знать урок [свою роль, таблицу умножения]

to know the law — быть сведущим в вопросах права, знать законы

to know music [poetry] — понимать музыку [поэзию], разбираться в музыке [поэзии]

to know smth. by heart — знать что-л. наизусть

to know smth. by /from/ experience [hearsay] — знать что-л. по опыту [понаслышке]

I am not guessing, I know — я не гадаю, я знаю

father knows best — отец знает (как надо поступать) лучше нас; ≅ надо слушаться отца

3. уметь, знать (); обладать умением

to know how to play chess [to read, to swim, to behave] — уметь играть в шахматы [читать, плавать, вести себя]

he would do it if he knew how — он бы сделал это, если бы умел

all one knows — всё, что умеешь /можешь/

4. осознавать, понимать

the summer was gone before I knew — не успел я оглянуться, как лето прошло

he doesn’t know his own mind — он сам не знает, чего хочет

we know a soldier by the clothes he wears — мы узнаём военнослужащего по одежде

5. испытать, пережить

to know poverty [sorrow] — знать нужду [горе]

6. 1) быть знакомым (); знать (); познакомиться ()

to know smb. intimately [officially] — быть в близких [официальных] отношениях с кем-л.

to know smb. personally — быть лично знакомым с кем-л.

to know smb. from a photograph — знать кого-л. по фотографии

to get to know smb. better — ближе познакомиться с кем-л.

to make oneself known to smb. — представиться кому-л.

he is known to the police — полиции он известен, он в полиции на учёте

the drug is commercially known as… — это лекарство продаётся под названием…

pass пользоваться известностью

to become known — становиться известным; приобретать известность

he is known as a successful lawyer — он пользуется репутацией преуспевающего юриста

known to the world, internationally known — известный всему миру, пользующийся мировой известностью

7. 1) узнавать, опознавать

to know smb. by his voice [by his walk] — узнать кого-л. по голосу [по походке]

to know smb. at a distance — узнать кого-л. на расстоянии

2) отличать, различать

to know a friend from a foe [good from evil] — отличать друга от врага [добро от зла]

to know a good thing when one sees it — понимать, что хорошо и что плохо, разбираться в чём-л.

what do you know? — а) что нового?; как дела?; б) да что вы!; нет, вы видали такое! ()

you know, don’t you know? — видишь ли, (ты) знаешь, понимаешь ли, (ты) понимаешь?

you know who did it! — представь себе, кто это сделал!

I want to know! — да ну; неужели!, не может быть!

what do you know (about that)! — никогда бы не подумал!, удивительно!, удивительное дело!

to know what’s what — понимать что к чему; разбираться в чём-л.

to know a thing or two — кое в чём разбираться, знать что к чему

to know better than that, to know better than do smth. — быть не настолько глупым, чтобы сделать что-л.

to know how many beans make five — знать в чём-л. толк, знать что к чему; быть себе на уме

not to know B from a bull’s foot — ни аза не знать /не понимать/; не разбираться в элементарных вещах

before you know where you are — ≅ в два счёта; и ахнуть не успел

for all I know — может быть, почём знать, кто его знает

to know the time of day — а) быть настороже /наготове, начеку/; б) = to know the ropes

to know the ropes, to know one’s way about — быть искушённым (); знать все ходы и выходы

to know one’s stuff, to know one’s onions — ≅ знать что-л. назубок

НБАРС > know

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know

[nəu]

to be in the know разг. быть в курсе дела; быть посвященным в обстоятельства дела; быть осведомленным before you know where you are моментально, немедленно; to know what one is about действовать разумно; быть себе на уме; who knows? как знать?; not to know enough to get out of the rain плохо соображать to get to know узнать; not that I know of насколько мне известно — нет know узнавать, отличать; I knew him at once я его тотчас узнал to know better (than that) прекрасно понимать; I know better than to… я не так прост, чтобы… know (knew; known) знать (тж. know of); иметь представление; to know (about smth.) знать (о чем-л.); I know of a shop where you can buy it я знаю магазин, где это можно купить know быть в курсе дела know знать, иметь определенные знания; to know the law быть сведущим в праве; to know three languages знать три языка know знать know (knew; known) знать (тж. know of); иметь представление; to know (about smth.) знать (о чем-л.); I know of a shop where you can buy it я знаю магазин, где это можно купить know (knew; known) знать (тж. know of); иметь представление; to know (about smth.) знать (о чем-л.); I know of a shop where you can buy it я знаю магазин, где это можно купить know иметь представление know понимать know разбираться know узнавать, отличать; I knew him at once я его тотчас узнал know уметь know уметь; to know how to write (read) уметь писать (читать) knowing: know pres. p. от know known: know p. p. от know to know a good thing when one sees it разбираться (в чем-л.); понимать, что хорошо и что плохо to know better (than that) быть осторожным, осмотрительным to know better (than that) прекрасно понимать; I know better than to… я не так прост, чтобы… know уметь; to know how to write (read) уметь писать (читать) to know one from another, to know two things apart отличать одно от другого to know one’s own business не вмешиваться в чужие дела know знать, иметь определенные знания; to know the law быть сведущим в праве; to know three languages знать три языка to know the time of day быть себе на уме know знать, иметь определенные знания; to know the law быть сведущим в праве; to know three languages знать три языка to know one from another, to know two things apart отличать одно от другого before you know where you are моментально, немедленно; to know what one is about действовать разумно; быть себе на уме; who knows? как знать?; not to know enough to get out of the rain плохо соображать to know what’s what разг. знать толк (в чем-л.), понимать, что к чему to get to know узнать; not that I know of насколько мне известно — нет not to know a person from Adam не иметь ни малейшего представления (о ком-л.), not to know what from which не соображать, что к чему before you know where you are моментально, немедленно; to know what one is about действовать разумно; быть себе на уме; who knows? как знать?; not to know enough to get out of the rain плохо соображать not to know a person from Adam не иметь ни малейшего представления (о ком-л.), not to know what from which не соображать, что к чему before you know where you are моментально, немедленно; to know what one is about действовать разумно; быть себе на уме; who knows? как знать?; not to know enough to get out of the rain плохо соображать

English-Russian short dictionary > know

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know

1. n знание

2. v знать, иметь понятие или представление; быть в курсе дела

3. v знать, обладать знаниями, разбираться, быть сведущим

to know the law — быть сведущим в вопросах права, знать законы

to know music — понимать музыку, разбираться в музыке

4. v уметь, знать; обладать умением

5. v осознавать, понимать

6. v испытать, пережить

7. v быть знакомым; знать; познакомиться

I know a few people who … — я знаю людей, которые …

8. v обыкн. быть известным

9. v обыкн. пользоваться известностью

to become known — становиться известным; приобретать известность

10. v узнавать, опознавать

11. v отличать, различать

12. v библ. познать

what do you know ! — никогда бы не подумал!, удивительно!, удивительное дело!

Синонимический ряд:

1. befriend (verb) acquaint; befriend; familiarise; familiarize; introduce

2. difference (verb) difference; differentiate; discern; discrepate; discriminate; distinguish; extricate; separate; sever; severalize; tell

4. have (verb) experience; go through; have; meet with; see; suffer; sustain; undergo

7. understand (verb) appreciate; apprehend; cognise; cognize; comprehend; fathom; grasp; perceive; understand

Антонимический ряд:

deny; differ; discredit; dispute; disregard; dissent; doubt; forget; misapprehend; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistrust; misunderstand; query

English-Russian base dictionary > know

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know

(past knew;

past participle

known)

1) знать (

тж.

know of); иметь представление; to know about smth. знать о чем-л.; I know of a shop where you can buy it я знаю магазин, где это можно купить; to get to know узнать; not that I know of насколько мне известно — нет; to know what’s what

collocation

знать толк в чем-л., понимать, что к чему

2) знать, иметь определенные знания; to know the law быть сведущим в праве; to know three languages знать три языка

3) уметь; to know how to write (read) уметь писать (читать)

4) узнавать, отличать; I knew him at once я его тотчас узнал

to know one’s own business не вмешиваться в чужие дела

to know better (than that) а) быть осторожным, осмотрительным;

б) прекрасно понимать

I know better than to… я не так прост, чтобы…

to know one from another, to know two things apart отличать одно от другого; not to know a person from Adam не иметь ни малейшего представления о ком-л.

not to know what from which не соображать, что к чему

to know a good thing when one sees it разбираться в чем-л.; понимать, что хорошо и что плохо

to know the time of day быть себе на уме

before you know where you are моментально, немедленно

to know what one is about действовать разумно; быть себе на уме

who knows? как знать?

not to know enough to get out of the rain плохо соображать

to be in the know

collocation

быть в курсе дела; быть посвященным в обстоятельства дела; быть осведомленным

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(knew, known) 1) знать 2) узнавать 3) уметь

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[ nəʊ]
знать, иметь представление, иметь определенные знания; уметь, испытать, пережить; быть знакомым, узнавать, отличать

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ведать

знайте

знать

испытывать

уметь

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1. гл.; прош. вр. — knew, прич. прош. вр. — known
1) а) знать (тж. know about, know of); иметь представление, располагать определенным набором знаний
б) быть сведущим, разбираться в чем-л.
в) редк. познать себя (тж. know thyself)
2) уметь
3) а) узнавать
б) отличать
4) испытать
2. сущ.
знание

Новый англо-русский словарь > know

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know

[nəu]
1.

;

прош. вр.

knew;

прич. прош. вр.

known

а) знать, иметь представление

б) знать, разбираться

3) узнавать, опознавать

I knew him at once. — Я его тотчас узнал.

Syn:

They are neighbours of ours, but we do not know them. — Они наши соседи, но мы с ними не знакомы.

5) отличать, различать

He just knew the bell of the church from the organ. — Он мог разве что отличить церковный колокол от органа.

6) познать, испытать

Those lads knew real trouble. — Эти ребята испытали настоящие лишения.

7) понимать, осознавать

I knew at once that I had made a powerful impression on Julia. — Я сразу понял, что произвёл на Джулию сильнейшее впечатление.

Syn:

And Adam knew Eve his wife… ( Bible) — Адам познал Еву, жену свою…

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Gram:

[ref dict=»LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)»]know smb. to be smth. / be known to be smth[/ref]

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to know better than to… — быть не настолько глупым, чтобы…

not to know smb. from Adam — не иметь ни малейшего представления о ком-л.

— know best

— know better
— know backwards
2.

сущ.

знание; информация

Syn:

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Англо-русский современный словарь > know

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know

[nəʊ]

(knew, known) знать

As far as I know. — Насколько мне известно.

Let me know. — Дайте мне знать.

To know all the answers. — ◊ На все иметь готовый ответ.

To know which side one’s bread is buttered on. — ◊ Быть себе на уме. /Своего не упустить.

We know not what is good until we have lost it. — ◊ Что имеем — не храним, потерявши плачем.

He knows most who speaks least. — ◊ Меньше говори, больше слушай.

A man is known by his friends. — ◊ Скажи мне, кто твой друг, и я скажу, кто ты.

Necessity knows no law. — ◊ Нужда свой закон пишет.

Not to know chalk from cheese. — ◊ Не знать, что к чему.

To know chalk from cheese. — ◊ Знать, что к чему.

To know a thing or two. — ◊ Кое в чем разбираться.

To know smth like the back of one`s hand. — ◊ Знать что-либо, как свои пять пальцев.

You never know what you can do till you try. — ◊ Дело делу учит. /Не прыгнув в воду, не узнаешь броду.

— know smb, smth

— know smb’s habits
— know beforehand
— know smth by heart
— know better than that
— know why

USAGE:

(1.) Глагол to know относится к группе глаголов умственного восприятия, которые не употребляются в форме Continuous всех временных групп. К этой группе глаголов, кроме глагола to know, относятся глаголы to believe, to depend, to forget, to imagine, to mean, to realize, to remain, to remember, to think, to suppose, to understand. (2.) Русское выражение «узнать кого-либо поближе» передается сочетанием to get to know smb better. В остальных случаях русское «узнать что-либо» передается глаголами to learn, to find out, оборотом to get to know (а не глаголом to know) (3.) Русское «узнать» в значении «восстановить в памяти» передается английским to recognize ( smb, smth): you have changed a lot. I could hardly recognize you вы сильно изменились, я Вас с трудом узнал. (4.) See learn, v

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Англо-русский синонимический словарь > know

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And he’s so God damn strong, you know. — А ведь он сильный, как дьявол, сам видел.
I don’t know nothing that stinks as bad as an old dog. — Хуже нет, когда псиной воняет.
“If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back of the head, right there, why he’d never know what hit him.” — Выведи ее во двор и выстрели прямо в башку, вот в это место, она даже не поймет, что произошло.
I know it. — Я знаю в точности.
How do you know? — Почем ты знаешь?
I never knew till long later why he didn’t like that. — Я долго не мог смекнуть, почему.
George knows what he’s about. — А Джордж себе на уме.
I don’t know if I was asleep. — Может, во сне приснилось.
You know what? — Вот что я вам скажу; Ага, придумал!
You don’t know that we got our own ranch to go to, an’ our own house. — Вам, поди, и невдомек, что у нас есть собственное ранчо и собственный дом.
“I should of knew,” George said hopelessly. — Я должен был это предвидеть, – сказал Джордж, беспомощно озираясь.
He knew. — Он сам все понял.
Do you always know what people think? — Вы всегда угадываете чужие мысли?

English-Russian phrases dictionary > know

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The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > know

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знать: to know smb, smth — знать кого-либо, что-либо
(1). Глагол to know относится к группе глаголов умственного восприятия, которые не употребляются в форме Continuous всех временных групп. К этой группе относятся также глаголы: to believe, to depend, to forget, to imagine, to mean, to realize, to remain, to remember, to suppose, to understand.
(2). Русское выражение узнать кого-либо поближе передается словосочетанием to get to know smb better. В остальных случаях русское узнать что-либо передается глаголами to learn, to find out, оборотом to get to know (а не глаголом to know).
(3) Русское узнать в значении восстановить в памяти передается английским to recognize (smb, smth):

You have changed a lot. I could hardly recognize you — Вы сильно изменились, я Вас с трудом узнал.

(4). See learn, .

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know

[nəʊ]

1) Общая лексика: быть в курсе дела, быть знакомым, быть знакомым с, ведать, знание, знать , изведывать, иметь определённые знания, иметь понятие, иметь понятие или представление, иметь представление, отличать, познавать, различать , разуметь, узнавать, узнавать уметь, уметь , знаться, понять

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > know

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know

[nɔu]

(knew; known)

1) знать; быть знакомым

2000 самых употребительных английских слов > know

Источник

know

to understand as true: I know the sun will come up tomorrow.; to be aware of: I know his eyes are green.; to be acquainted with: I know her sister.

Not to be confused with:

no – a negative: The answer is no.; a refusal or denial: No, I don’t have it.

know

(nō)

v. knew (no͞o, nyo͞o), known (nōn), know·ing, knows

v.tr.

1. To perceive directly; grasp in the mind with clarity or certainty.

2. To regard as true beyond doubt: I know she won’t fail.

3. To have a practical understanding of, as through experience; be skilled in: knows how to cook.

4. To have fixed in the mind: knows her Latin verbs.

5. To have experience of: «a black stubble that had known no razor» (William Faulkner).

a. To perceive as familiar; recognize: I know that face.

b. To be acquainted with: He doesn’t know his neighbors.

7. To be able to distinguish; recognize as distinct: knows right from wrong.

8. To discern the character or nature of: knew him for a liar.

9. Archaic To have sexual intercourse with.

v.intr.

1. To possess knowledge, understanding, or information.

2. To be cognizant or aware.

Idioms:

know (someone) in the biblical sense

To have sexual relations with (someone).

in the know Informal

Possessing special or secret information.

you know Informal

Used parenthetically in conversation, as to fill pauses or educe the listener’s agreement or sympathy: Please try to be, you know, a little quieter. How were we supposed to make camp in a storm like that, you know?

know′a·ble adj.

know′er n.

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know

(nəʊ)

vb (mainly tr) , knows, knowing, knew (njuː) or known (nəʊn)

1. (also intr; may take a clause as object) to be or feel certain of the truth or accuracy of (a fact, etc)

2. to be acquainted or familiar with: she’s known him five years.

3. to have a familiarity or grasp of, as through study or experience: he knows French.

4. (also intr; may take a clause as object) to understand, be aware of, or perceive (facts, etc): he knows the answer now.

5. (foll by how) to be sure or aware of (how to be or do something)

6. to experience, esp deeply: to know poverty.

7. to be intelligent, informed, or sensible enough (to do something): she knew not to go home yet.

8. (may take a clause as object) to be able to distinguish or discriminate

9. archaic to have sexual intercourse with

10. I know what I have an idea

11. know what’s what to know how one thing or things in general work

12. you know informal a parenthetical filler phrase used to make a pause in speaking or add slight emphasis to a statement

13. you never know things are uncertain

in the know informal aware or informed

[Old English gecnāwan; related to Old Norse knā I can, Latin noscere to come to know]

ˈknowable adj

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know

(noʊ)

v. knew, known, know•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to perceive or understand as fact or truth; apprehend clearly and with certainty.

2. to have fixed in the mind or memory: to know a poem by heart.

3. to be cognizant of: I know it.

4. to be acquainted or familiar with (a thing, place, person, etc.): I know the mayor well.

5. to understand from experience or practice: to know how to make gingerbread.

6. to be able to distinguish, as one from another: to know right from wrong.

7. to recognize: I’d know her if I saw her again.

8. Archaic. to have sexual intercourse with.

v.i.

9. to have knowledge or clear and certain perception, as of fact or truth.

10. to be cognizant or aware, as of some circumstance or occurrence; have information.

11. the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.

Idioms:

in the know, privy to information.

[before 900; Middle English knowen, knawen, Old English gecnāwan; c. Old High German -cnāhan, Old Norse knā to know how, be able to; akin to Latin(g)nōscere, Greek gignṓskein. See gnostic, can¹]

know′a•ble, adj.

know′er, n.

know

1. awareness of facts

If you know that something is true, you are aware that it is true. The past tense of know is knew. The -ed participle is known.

I knew that she had recently graduated from law school.

I should have known that something was seriously wrong.

Be Careful!
Don’t use a progressive form with know. Don’t say, for example, ‘I am knowing that this is true‘. You say ‘I know that this is true’.

2. ‘I know’

If someone tells you a fact that you already know, or if they say something and you agree, you say ‘I know‘.

‘That’s not their fault, Peter.’ – ‘Yes, I know.’

‘This pizza is great’ – ‘I know.’

In American English you can also say ‘I know it‘ in this situation. However, this often indicates that you are angry or annoyed.

‘The speed limit here is 35.’ – ‘Yeah, I know it.’

3. ‘let…know’

If you say that you will let someone know something, you mean that you will give them some information when you receive it, or if you receive it.

I’ll find out about the car and let you know what’s happened.

Let me know if she calls.

4. acquaintance and familiarity

If you know a person, place, or thing, you are acquainted with them or are familiar with them.

Do you know David?

He knew London well.

Do you know the poem ‘Kubla Khan’?

5. ‘get to know’

If you want to say that someone gradually becomes acquainted with a person or gradually becomes familiar with a place, you say that they get to know the person or place.

I got to know some of the staff quite well.

I really wanted to get to know America.

Be Careful!
Don’t use know without get to to mean ‘become acquainted with’.

6. ‘know how to’

If you know how to do something, you have the necessary knowledge to do it.

No one knew how to repair it.

Do you know how to drive?

Don’t say that someone ‘knows to’ do something.

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know

Past participle: known
Gerund: knowing

Imperative
know
know

Present
I know
you know
he/she/it knows
we know
you know
they know

Preterite
I knew
you knew
he/she/it knew
we knew
you knew
they knew

Present Continuous
I am knowing
you are knowing
he/she/it is knowing
we are knowing
you are knowing
they are knowing

Present Perfect
I have known
you have known
he/she/it has known
we have known
you have known
they have known

Past Continuous
I was knowing
you were knowing
he/she/it was knowing
we were knowing
you were knowing
they were knowing

Past Perfect
I had known
you had known
he/she/it had known
we had known
you had known
they had known

Future
I will know
you will know
he/she/it will know
we will know
you will know
they will know

Future Perfect
I will have known
you will have known
he/she/it will have known
we will have known
you will have known
they will have known

Future Continuous
I will be knowing
you will be knowing
he/she/it will be knowing
we will be knowing
you will be knowing
they will be knowing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been knowing
you have been knowing
he/she/it has been knowing
we have been knowing
you have been knowing
they have been knowing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been knowing
you will have been knowing
he/she/it will have been knowing
we will have been knowing
you will have been knowing
they will have been knowing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been knowing
you had been knowing
he/she/it had been knowing
we had been knowing
you had been knowing
they had been knowing

Conditional
I would know
you would know
he/she/it would know
we would know
you would know
they would know

Past Conditional
I would have known
you would have known
he/she/it would have known
we would have known
you would have known
they would have known

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	know — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people; «he is always in the know» knowing — a clear and certain mental apprehension
Verb	1.	know — 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» cognise, cognize keep track — keep informed of fully aware; «I keep track of the stock market developments» know — 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» agnise, agnize, realize, recognize, realise, recognise — be fully aware or cognizant of ignore — be ignorant of or in the dark about
	2.	know — know how to do or perform something; «She knows how to knit»; «Does your husband know how to cook?» be on the ball, be with it, know the score, know what’s going on, know what’s what — be well-informed master, control — have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; «Do you control these data?» get the hang, master — be or become completely proficient or skilled in; «She mastered Japanese in less than two years»
	3.	know — 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» cognise, cognize, know — 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» foreknow, foresee, previse, anticipate — realize beforehand
	4.	know — 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» know — perceive as familiar; «I know this voice!»
	5.	know — 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» experience, live taste — experience briefly; «The ex-slave tasted freedom shortly before she died» live over, relive — experience again, often in the imagination; «He relived the horrors of war» experience, go through, see — go or live through; «We had many trials to go through»; «he saw action in Viet Nam»
	6.	know — 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» recognize, acknowledge, recognise accept — consider or hold as true; «I cannot accept the dogma of this church»; «accept an argument»
	7.	know — 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 down — have (something) mastered; «She has the names of the fifty states down pat»
	8.	know — have sexual intercourse with; «This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm»; «Adam knew Eve»; «Were you ever intimate with this man?» 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, be intimate, lie with, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, make love, hump, jazz, love, bed, bang, make out neck, make out — kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion; «The couple were necking in the back seat of the car» have, take — have sex with; archaic use; «He had taken this woman when she was most vulnerable» copulate, mate, couple, pair — engage in sexual intercourse; «Birds mate in the Spring»
	9.	know — know the nature or character of; «we all knew her as a big show-off» agnise, agnize, realize, recognize, realise, recognise — be fully aware or cognizant of
	10.	know — be able to distinguish, recognize as being different; «The child knows right from wrong» differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell — mark as different; «We distinguish several kinds of maple»
	11.	know — perceive as familiar; «I know this voice!» know — 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» recall, recollect, remember, call back, call up, retrieve, think — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; «I can’t remember saying any such thing»; «I can’t think what her last name was»; «can you remember her phone number?»; «Do you remember that he once loved you?»; «call up memories»

know

verb

2. be acquainted with, recognize, associate with, be familiar with, be friends with, be friendly with, have knowledge of, have dealings with, socialize with, fraternize with, be pals with Do you two know each other?
be acquainted with be unfamiliar with

3. (sometimes with about or of) be familiar with, experience, understand, ken (Scot.), comprehend, fathom, apprehend, have knowledge of, be acquainted with, feel certain of, have dealings in, be versed in Hire someone with experience, someone who knows about real estate.
be familiar with be ignorant of, be unfamiliar with

4. recognize, remember, identify, recall, place, spot, notice, distinguish, perceive, make out, discern, differentiate, recollect Would she know you if she saw you on the street?

Proverbs
«What you don’t know can’t hurt you»
«Know thyself»

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know

verb

1. To perceive directly with the intellect:

2. To participate in or partake of personally:

3. To undergo an emotional reaction:

4. To perceive to be identical with something held in the memory:

5. To recognize as being different:

Translations

يَتَعَرَّف على، يُمَيِّزيَعْرِفيَعْرِفُيَعْرِف الشَّخْصيَعْرِف، يَتَعَلَّم

saber

vědětznátpoznat

kendevidekende tilgenkende

koniscii

teadmatundma

دانستن

tietäätunteaymmärtää

poznavatiznati

ismertud

vitakunnaòekkjaòekkja, hafa òekkingu áþekkja

知っている

알다

cognoscerescire

gerai orientuotisišmanantisišmanymasnebūti tokiam kvailampažinti

zinātpazītprastsaprastiepazīt

vedetiznatipoznatispoznati

kännavetaveta omkänna tillkunna

รู้รู้จัก

bilmektanımakeskiden yatmis olmakhaberi olmakniyetini bilmek

biết

know

[nəʊ] (knew (pt) (known (pp)))

A. TRANSITIVE VERB

Look up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one’s stuff, know sth backward at the other word.

1. (= be aware of)

1.1. [+ facts, dates, etc] → saber
to know the difference between → saber la diferencia entre …
she knows a lot about chemistry → sabe mucho de química
I don’t know much about history → no sé mucho de historia
I don’t know much about that → no sé mucho de eso
I know nothing about it; I don’t know anything about it → no sé nada de eso
he knows all the answers → lo sabe todo
one minute you’re leaving school, then before you know it, you’ve got a family to support → dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantener

1.2. (with clause) to know that → saber que
to know why/when/where/if → saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si
to know how to do sth → saber hacer algo
do you know how he did that? → ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?
you know how it is → ya sabes cómo son las cosas
you don’t know how glad I am to see you → no sabes cuánto me alegro de verte
I’ll or I’d have you know that → que sepas que …, para que te enteres, …
you haven’t time, as well he knew → no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabía
you know as well as I do that → sabes tan bien como yo que …
to know what → saber qué or lo que
I know what I said → ya sé qué or lo que dije
he doesn’t know what to do → no sabe qué hacer
I don’t know whether or not you’ve heard, but → no sé si has oído o no pero …
to know what’s what → saber cuántas son cinco

1.3. (in exclamations) I knew it! → ¡lo sabía!
that’s all you know! → ¡y más que podría yo contarte!
don’t I know it! → ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!
«she’s furious» — «don’t I know it?» → -está furiosa -¡a mí me lo vas a contar!
how was I to know that … ? → ¿cómo iba yo a saber que …?
I should have known you’d mess things up! → debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas
do you know what, I think she did it! → ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ella
I know what, let’s drop in on Daphne! → ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!
you know what you can do with it! → ¡mételo por donde te quepa!
(well,) what do you know! → ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)
what does he know about dictionaries! → ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!
Peter, wouldn’t you know it, can’t come! → Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venir

3. (with infinitive) I know him to be a liar → sé que es un mentiroso
he is known to have been there → se sabe que ha estado allí
I’ve never known him to smile → nunca lo he visto sonreír
I’ve never known her to be wrong → que yo sepa nunca se ha equivocado
it has never been known to happen → no se tienen noticias de que haya pasado nunca
I don’t know him to speak to → no lo conozco personalmente

6. (= be certain) I don’t know if it has made things any easier → no sé si ha facilitado las cosas
I don’t know if or that it’s a very good idea → no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea
I don’t know if I can do it → no sé si puedo hacerlo

7. (archaic) (sexually) to know sb → conocer a algn

8. (in set expressions)
to get to know sb → (llegar a) conocer a algn
I’d like to get to know you better → me gustaría (llegar a) conocerte mejor
we got to know each other during military service → llegamos a conocernos bien durante la mili
to get to know sth as you get to know the piece better → cuando conoces mejor la pieza …, cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza …
get to know the area before buying a house → estudia bien la zona antes de comprar una casa
to let sb know … I’ll let you know the price as soon as I can → en cuanto sepa el precio te lo digo
let us know if you need help → avísanos si necesitas ayuda
let me know if you can’t come → avísame si no puedes venir
let me know how you get on → ya me contarás cómo te fue

B. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (gen) → saber
I don’t know → no (lo) sé
yes, I know → si, ya lo sé
Mummy knows best → mamá sabe lo que te conviene
he doesn’t know any better → no sabe lo que hace
he thinks he’s going to get the job, but I know better → cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar
you ought to know better than to → ya deberías saber que no se puede …
Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me → Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade
how should I know? → ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?
I know, let’s → ya sé, vamos a …
one never knows, you never know → nunca se sabe
there’s no (way of) knowing → no hay manera de saberlo
afterwards they just don’t want to know (in relationships) → después «si te he visto no me acuerdo»; (in business) → después no quieren saber nada del asunto
who knows? → ¿quién sabe?
«was she annoyed about it?» — «I wouldn’t know» → -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?
it’s not easy, you know → no es fácil, sabes
you know, I think I’m beginning to like Richard → ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
see also all B4

2. (in set expressions)
to know about to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? → ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?
I didn’t know about the accident → no me había enterado de lo del accidente, no sabía nada de lo del accidente
I’d known about his illness for some time → sabía lo de su enfermedad hacía tiempo
everything you always wanted to know about sex → todo lo que siempre ha querido saber sobre el sexo
she knows about cats → ella entiende de gatos
«you must be delighted!» — «I don’t know about that« → ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte
«you’re a genius!» — «oh, I don’t know about that» → -¡eres un genio! -hombre, no sé qué decirte
«I’m taking tomorrow off» — «I don’t know about that!» → -mañana me tomo el día libre -no sé, habrá que ver
I don’t know about you, but I think it’s terrible → a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terrible
to get to know about sth → enterarse de algo
to know of (= be acquainted with) → conocer
I know of a nice little café → conozco un pequeño café muy agradable
I don’t know him but I know OF him → no lo conozco pero he oído hablar de él; (= be aware of) I know of no reason why he should have committed suicide → que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse
the first I knew of it was when Pete told me → lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Pete
that was the first I knew of it → esa fue la primera noticia que tuve del asunto
not that I know of → que yo sepa, no
to let sb know we’ll let you know → ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos
I’ll let you know on Monday → te diré lo que sea el lunes
why didn’t you let me know? → ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?

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know

[ˈnəʊ]

vi → savoir
It’s a long way. — Yes, I know → C’est loin. — Oui, je sais.
I don’t know → Je ne sais pas.
The white dress, you know, the one with the short sleeves → La robe blanche, tu sais, celle à manches courtes.
how should I know? → comment voulez-vous que je le sache?
you never know! → on ne sait jamais!
as far as I know … → à ma connaissance …, autant que je sache …
how was I to know (that) …? → comment aurais-je pu savoir que …?

know about

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know

vb: pret <knew>, ptp <known>

TRANSITIVE VERB

= have knowledge about → wissen; answer, facts, dates, details, results etc → kennen, wissen; French, English etc → können; he knew her to be guilty → er wusste, dass sie schuldig war; to know what one is talking about → wissen, wovon man redet; to know one’s own mind → wissen, was man will; she knows all the answers → sie weiß Bescheid, sie kennt sich aus; (pej) → sie weiß immer alles besser; he might even be dead for all I know → vielleicht ist er sogar tot, was weiß ich; he thinks he knows all the answers or everything → er meint, er wüsste alles; that’s what I’d like to know (too) → das möchte ich auch wissen; THAT’S what I’d like to know → das möchte ich wirklich wissen; that’s worth knowing → das ist ja interessant; that might be worth knowing → es könnte interessant sein, das zu wissen; before you know where you are → ehe man sichs versieht; I’ve been a fool and don’t I know it! (inf) → ich sehs ja ein, ich war doof (inf), → ich war vielleicht doof (inf); she’s angry! — don’t I know it! (inf) → sie ist wütend! — wem sagst du das! (inf)

= be acquainted with people, places, book, author → kennen; I know Bavaria well → ich kenne Bayern gut, ich kenne mich gut in Bayern aus; do you know him to speak to? → kennen Sie ihn näher?; we all know her as the headmistress/a generous person → wir kennen Sie alle als die Schulleiterin/einen großzügigen Menschen; if I know John, he’ll already be there → wie ich John kenne, ist er schon da; he didn’t want to know me → er wollte nichts mit mir zu tun haben; know thyself! → erkenne dich selbst! ? name N a, sight N b

= recognize → erkennen; to know somebody by his voice/walk etc → jdn an der Stimme/am Gang etc erkennen; would you know him again? → würden Sie ihn wiedererkennen?; he knows a good thing when he sees it → er weiß, was gut ist; he knows a bargain/good manuscript when he sees one → er weiß, was ein guter Kauf/ein gutes Manuskript ist; this is the end of the welfare system as we know it → das ist das Ende des uns bekannten Wohlfahrtssystems

= be able to distinguish → unterscheiden können; don’t you know your right from your left? → können Sie rechts und links nicht unterscheiden?; you wouldn’t know him from his brother → Sie könnten ihn nicht von seinem Bruder unterscheiden; do you know the difference between…? → wissen Sie, was der Unterschied zwischen … ist?; to know the difference between right and wrong, to know right from wrong → den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen, Gut und Böse unterscheiden können; he wouldn’t know the difference → das merkt er nicht; he doesn’t know one end of a horse/hammer from the other → er hat keine Ahnung von Pferden/keine Ahnung, was ein Hammer ist (inf)

INTRANSITIVE VERB
→ wissen; who knows? → wer weiß?, weiß ichs?; I know! → ich weiß!, weiß ich (doch)!; (having a good idea) → ich weiß was!, ich habe eine Idee!; I don’t know → (das) weiß ich nicht; as far as I know → soviel ich weiß, meines Wissens; he just didn’t want to know → er wollte einfach nicht hören; afterwards they just didn’t want to know → nachher wollten sie einfach nichts mehr davon wissen; I wouldn’t know (inf) → weiß ich (doch) nicht (inf); don’t you know? → weißt du das denn nicht?; how should I know? → wie soll ich das wissen?; how was I to know? → wie sollte ich das wissen?; I’m damned if I know (inf) → ich habe echt keinen Schimmer (inf); the channel was rough, as I well know or as well I know! → die Überfahrt war stürmisch, das kann ich dir sagen

SET STRUCTURES
? to know that … → wissen, dass …

Note that while in English that can be omitted, in German dass must be used to introduce the next sentence.

when I saw the ambulance, I knew (that) something was wrong → als ich den Krankenwagen sah, wusste ich, dass etwas nicht stimmte
? to know why… → wissen, warum …; he didn’t know why → er wusste nicht, warum; I don’t know why you think it’s so funny → ich weiß nicht, was du daran so komisch findest
? to know how to know how to do something (in theory) → wissen, wie man etw macht; (in practice) → etw tun können; I know how you feel → ich weiß, wie Sie sich fühlen; I don’t know how you can say that! → wie kannst du das nur sagen!; you don’t know how good it is to see you again → Sie wissen gar nicht, wie sehr ich mich freue, Sie wiederzusehen
? to know better I know better than that → ich bin ja nicht ganz dumm; I know better than to say something like that → ich werde mich hüten, so etwas zu sagen; he knows better than to eat into the profits → er ist nicht so dumm, den Gewinn anzugreifen; he/you ought to have known better → das war dumm (von ihm/dir); he ought to have or should have known better than to do that → es war dumm von ihm, das zu tun; you ought to know better at your age → in deinem Alter müsste man das aber (besser) wissen; they don’t know any better → sie kennens nicht anders; he says he didn’t do it, but I know better → er sagt, er war es nicht, aber ich weiß, dass das nicht stimmt
? to know best OK, you know best → o.k., Sie müssens wissen; mother always knows best → Mutter weiß es am besten
? to get to know to get to know somebody → jdn kennenlernen; to get to know something (methods, techniques, style, pronunciation etc) → etw lernen; habits, faults, shortcuts etc → etw herausfinden; to get to know a place → einen Ort kennenlernen
? to let sb know to let somebody know something (= not keep back) → jdn etw wissen lassen; (= tell, inform) → jdm von etw Bescheid sagen or geben; he soon let me know what he thought of it → er hat mich schnell wissen lassen, was er davon hielt; when can you let me know? → wann können Sie es mich wissen lassen?, wann können Sie mir Bescheid sagen?
? you know… you know, we could/there is … → weißt du, wir könnten/da ist …; he gave it away, you know → er hat es nämlich weggegeben; it’s raining, you know → es regnet; then there was this man, you know, and … → und da war dieser Mann, nicht (wahr), und …; wear the black dress, you know, the one with the red belt → zieh das schwarze Kleid an, du weißt schon, das mit dem roten Gürtel; it’s long and purple and, you know, sort of crinkly → es ist lang und lila und, na ja, so kraus; (if you) know what I mean → du weißt schon
? you never know → man kann nie wissen
? I’ll have you know it was nothing to do with me, I’ll have you know! → es hatte nichts mit mir zu tun, damit du es weißt!
? there’s no knowing (inf) → das kann keiner sagen, das weiß niemand; there’s no knowing what he’ll do → man weiß nie, was er noch tut
? what do you know! (inf) → sieh mal einer an!; what do you know! I’ve just seen her! (inf) → stellen Sie sich vor, ich habe sie eben gesehen
? to be known ? also known; to be known (to somebody) → (jdm) bekannt sein; it is (well) known that … → es ist (allgemein) bekannt, dass …; is he/it known here? → ist er/das hier bekannt?, kennt man ihn/das hier?; to be known for something → für etw bekannt sein; he is known to have been here → man weiß, dass er hier war; he is known as Mr Smith → man kennt ihn als Herrn Smith; she wishes to be known as Mrs White → sie möchte Frau White genannt werden ? also known
? to make sb/sth known → jdn/etw bekannt machen; to make it known that … → bekannt geben, dass …; to make oneself known → sich melden (to sb bei jdm); (= introduce oneself) → sich vorstellen (to sb jdm); (= become well-known) → sich (dat) → einen Namen machen; to make one’s presence known → sich melden (to bei)
? to become known → bekannt werden; (= famous) → berühmt werden
? to let it be known that … → bekannt geben, dass …

PHRASAL VERBS
? know about vi +prep obj (= have factual knowledge, experience of) history, maths, politics → sich auskennen in (+dat); Africa → Bescheid wissen über (+acc); women, men, cars, horses → sich auskennen mit; (= be aware of, have been told about) → wissen von; I know about that → das weiß ich; I didn’t know about that → das wusste ich nicht; I only knew about it yesterday → ich habe erst gestern davon gehört; I’d rather not know about it → das möchte ich lieber nicht wissen; did you know about Maggie? → weißt du über Maggie Bescheid?; I know about John, but is anyone else absent? → John, das weiß ich, aber fehlt sonst noch jemand?; to get to know about somebody/something → von jdm/etw hören; I don’t know about that → davon weiß ich nichts; (= don’t agree) → da bin ich aber nicht so sicher; I don’t know about you, but I’m hungry → ich weiß nicht, wie es Ihnen geht, aber ich habe Hunger; she’s very clever, isn’t she? — I don’t know about clever, but she certainly knows how to use people → sie ist sehr klug, nicht wahr? — klug, na, ich weiß nicht, aber sie weiß Leute auszunutzen vt sep +prep obj to know a lot/nothing/something about something (= have factual knowledge) → viel/nichts/einiges über etw (acc) → wissen; (in history, maths etc) → in etw (dat) → gut/nicht/ein bisschen Bescheid wissen; (about cars, horses etc) → viel/nichts/einiges von etw verstehen; (= be aware of, have been told about) → viel/nichts/einiges von etw wissen; we don’t know anything about him → wir wissen nichts über ihn; that was the first I knew about it → davon hatte ich nichts gewusst; not much is known about that → darüber weiß man nicht viel; I know all about that → da kenne ich mich aus; (= I’m aware of that) → das weiß ich; (= I’ve been told about it) → ich weiß Bescheid; I know all about you → ich weiß über Sie Bescheid; that’s all you know about it! (iro) → das meinst auch nur du!; I don’t know about that! → da bin ich mir nicht so sicher!
? know of vi +prep obj café, better method → kennen; (= have heard of) sb, sb’s death → gehört haben von; I soon got to know of all the facts/all his problems → ich war bald über alle Fakten/all seine Probleme informiert; I know of him, although I’ve never met him → ich habe von ihm gehört, aber ich habe ihn noch nie getroffen; not that I know of → nicht, dass ich wüsste

know

know-all

n (Brit inf) → Alleswisser(in) m(f), → Besserwisser(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

know

[nəʊ] (knew (vb: pt) (known (pp)))

2. vi → sapere
as far as I know … → che io sappia…, per quanto ne so io…
we’ll let you know → le faremo sapere
how should I know? → come vuoi che lo sappia?
no, not that I know of → no, che io sappia
there’s no (way of) knowing → non c’è modo di saperlo
it’s not easy, you know → non è facile, sai
yes, I know → sì, lo so
I don’t know → non lo so
you ought to know better (than to …) → dovresti saperlo da solo (che non è il caso di…)
she says she didn’t do it, but I know better → ha detto che non è stata lei, ma a me non la fa
he doesn’t know any better → non ha criterio or giudizio
you know best → nessuno può saperlo meglio di te
(well,) what do you know! (fam) → chi l’avrebbe mai detto!
to know about or of sth → essere a conoscenza di qc
to know about or of sb → aver sentito parlare di qn
to get to know about sth → venire a sapere qc
how many «don’t knows» are there? → quanti sono gli incerti?

3. n to be in the know (fam) → essere al corrente, essere beninformato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

know

(nəu) – past tense knew (njuː) : past participle known – verb

1. to be aware of or to have been informed about. He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.

2. to have learned and to remember. He knows a lot of poetry.

3. to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with. I know Mrs Smith – she lives near me.

4. to (be able to) recognize or identify. You would hardly know her now – she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.

ˈknowing adjective

showing secret understanding. She gave him a knowing look.

ˈknowingly adverb

1. in a knowing manner. She smiled knowingly.

2. deliberately or on purpose. He would not knowingly insult her.

ˈknow-all noun

an unkind name for a person who thinks he knows everything.

ˈknow-how noun

the practical knowledge and skill to deal with something. She has acquired a lot of know-how about cars.

in the know

having information possessed only by a small group of people. People in the know tell me that she is the most likely person to get the job.

know backwards

to know extremely well or perfectly. He knows his history backwards.

know better

to be too wise or well-taught (to do something). She should know better at her age!; He should have known better than to trust them.

know how to

to have learned the way to. She already knew how to read when she went to school.

know the ropes

to understand the detail and procedure of a job etc.

know

→ يَعْرِفُ vědět, znát kende, vide wissen γνωρίζω, ξέρω conocer, saber tietää, tuntea connaître, savoir poznavati, znati conoscere 知っている 알다 kennen, weten kjenne, vite wiedzieć, znać conhecer, saber знать, общаться känna, veta รู้, รู้จัก bilmek, tanımak biết 知道, 认识

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

know

vi. saber, [to be acquainted] conocer;

to ___ how to → saber + inf;

to ___ of → tener noticias de, estar enterado-a de.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

I don’t know
Do you know him?
Do you know how to do this?
Please let me know when we get to …
I’m very sorry; I didn’t know the rules (US)
I’m very sorry, I didn’t know the regulations (UK)

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

Источник

знать, узнавать, уметь, иметь представление, испытывать, пережить, быть знакомым

глагол ↓

- знать, иметь понятие или представление; быть в курсе дела

- знать, обладать знаниями, разбираться, быть сведущим (в чём-л., в какой-л. области)

- уметь, знать (как сделать что-л.); обладать умением

to know how to play chess [to read, to swim, to behave] — уметь играть в шахматы [читать, плавать, вести себя]
he would do it if he knew how — он бы сделал это, если бы умел
all one knows — всё, что умеешь /можешь/

- осознавать, понимать

to know one’s faults — знать свои собственные недостатки
the summer was gone before I knew — не успел я оглянуться, как лето прошло
he doesn’t know his own mind — он сам не знает, чего (он) хочет
we know a soldier by the clothes he wears — мы узнаём военнослужащего по одежде

- испытать, пережить

to know poverty [sorrow] — знать нужду [горе]
to have known better days — знавать лучшие дни
he has known trouble — ему пришлось немало пережить

- быть знакомым (с кем-л.); знать (кого-л.); познакомиться (с кем-л.)

to know smb. intimately [officially] — быть в близких [официальных] отношениях с кем-л.
to know smb. personally — быть лично знакомым с кем-л.
to know smb. from a photograph — знать кого-л. по фотографии
to get to know smb. better — ближе познакомиться с кем-л.
they are among the people I know — я с ними знаком
to be in surroundings one knows — быть в знакомой обстановке
to make oneself known to smb. — представиться кому-л.

- обыкн. pass быть известным

he is known to the police — полиции он известен, он в полиции на учёте
to be known under the name of Smith — быть известным под фамилией Смит
the drug is commercially known as … — это лекарство продаётся под названием …

- обыкн. pass пользоваться известностью

to become known — становиться известным; приобретать известность
he is known as a successful lawyer — он пользуется репутацией преуспевающего юриста
known to the world, internationally known — известный всему миру, пользующийся мировой известностью

- узнавать, опознавать

to know smb. by his voice [by his walk] — узнать кого-л. по голосу [по походке]
to know smb. at a distance — узнать кого-л. на расстоянии
I might not know him again — я могу его не узнать

- отличать, различать

to know one tune from another — отличать одну мелодию от другой
to know a friend from a foe [good from evil] — отличать друга от врага [добро от зла]
to know a good thing when one sees it — понимать, что хорошо и что плохо, разбираться в чём-л.

- библ. познать (женщину)

существительное ↓

- знание

to be in the know — разг. быть в курсе дела

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

to know a thing like a book — знать что-л. как свои пять пальцев
to know which side one’s bread is buttered — быть себе на уме
to come to know smb. better — лучше узнать кого-л.
not to know for certain — не знать наверняка
to know (learn) to one’s own cost — (у)знать по собственному горькому опыту
to know smth. from A to Z — знать что-л. в совершенстве
not to know A from B — быть невежественным
to know from previous experience — знать по опыту
to know farther — глубже узнать
to know / get / find / have / take the length of smb.’s foot — узнать чью-л. слабость, раскусить человека

Примеры с переводом

I wouldn’t know!

Откуда мне знать!

I know this voice!

Я узнаю этот голос! / Мне знаком этот голос!

I knew him at once.

Я его тотчас узнал.

I know Latin.

Я знаю латынь /латинский язык/.

I know I won’t get the job.

Я знаю, что не получу эту работу.

You know nothing of this business.

Вы ничего не смыслите в этом бизнесе.

I don’t know where to go.

Я не знаю, куда идти.

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I’ve never known (=have never experienced) this to happen in all the time I’ve worked here.

I don’t really know what I’m doing (=I do not have enough skill and experience to deal with something) when it comes to cars.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

knowing — знание, понимание, осознание, знакомство, знающий, понимающий, проницательный
knowable — познаваемый

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: know
he/she/it: knows
ing ф. (present participle): knowing
2-я ф. (past tense): knew
3-я ф. (past participle): known

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Sometimes you’re gonna write a song and it’s not gonna be right from the beginning. And you’re just gonna have to work through that wall. But if you know something is there, you’ve gotta just keep doing it until you get it right. So, I’ll work on a song for three months if I have to, to get it right.

Benny Blanco

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KNOW

Old English gecnāwan; related to Old Norse knā I can, Latin noscere to come to know.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF KNOW

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KNOW

Know is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb know in English.

WHAT DOES KNOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

know

Knowledge

Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness or understanding of someone or something, such as facts, information, descriptions, or skills, which is acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering, or learning. Knowledge can refer to a theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. It can be implicit or explicit; it can be more or less formal or systematic. In philosophy, the study of knowledge is called epistemology; the philosopher Plato famously defined knowledge as «justified true belief». However, no single definition of knowledge exists, though there are numerous theories to explain it. Knowledge acquisition involves complex cognitive processes: perception, communication, association and reasoning; while knowledge is also said to be related to the capacity of acknowledgment in human beings.

Definition of know in the English dictionary

The first definition of know in the dictionary is to be or feel certain of the truth or accuracy of. Other definition of know is to be acquainted or familiar with. Know is also to have a familiarity or grasp of, as through study or experience.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO KNOW

PRESENT

Present

I know

you know

he/she/it knows

we know

you know

they know

Present continuous

I am knowing

you are knowing

he/she/it is knowing

we are knowing

you are knowing

they are knowing

Present perfect

I have known

you have known

he/she/it has known

we have known

you have known

they have known

Present perfect continuous

I have been knowing

you have been knowing

he/she/it has been knowing

we have been knowing

you have been knowing

they have been knowing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I knew

you knew

he/she/it knew

we knew

you knew

they knew

Past continuous

I was knowing

you were knowing

he/she/it was knowing

we were knowing

you were knowing

they were knowing

Past perfect

I had known

you had known

he/she/it had known

we had known

you had known

they had known

Past perfect continuous

I had been knowing

you had been knowing

he/she/it had been knowing

we had been knowing

you had been knowing

they had been knowing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will know

you will know

he/she/it will know

we will know

you will know

they will know

Future continuous

I will be knowing

you will be knowing

he/she/it will be knowing

we will be knowing

you will be knowing

they will be knowing

Future perfect

I will have known

you will have known

he/she/it will have known

we will have known

you will have known

they will have known

Future perfect continuous

I will have been knowing

you will have been knowing

he/she/it will have been knowing

we will have been knowing

you will have been knowing

they will have been knowing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would know

you would know

he/she/it would know

we would know

you would know

they would know

Conditional continuous

I would be knowing

you would be knowing

he/she/it would be knowing

we would be knowing

you would be knowing

they would be knowing

Conditional perfect

I would have know

you would have know

he/she/it would have know

we would have know

you would have know

they would have know

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been knowing

you would have been knowing

he/she/it would have been knowing

we would have been knowing

you would have been knowing

they would have been knowing

Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you know
we let´s know
you know

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Present Participle

knowing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

Synonyms and antonyms of know in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «KNOW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «know» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «know» into 25 languages

TRANSLATION OF KNOW

Find out the translation of know to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of know from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «know» in English.

Translator English — Chinese

知道

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English — Spanish

saber

570 millions of speakers

English

know

510 millions of speakers

Translator English — Hindi

पता

380 millions of speakers

Translator English — Arabic

يَعْرِفُ

280 millions of speakers

Translator English — Russian

знать

278 millions of speakers

Translator English — Portuguese

saber

270 millions of speakers

Translator English — Bengali

জানা

260 millions of speakers

Translator English — French

know

220 millions of speakers

Translator English — Malay

Tahu

190 millions of speakers

Translator English — German

wissen

180 millions of speakers

Translator English — Japanese

知っている

130 millions of speakers

Translator English — Korean

알다

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Javanese

Ngerti

85 millions of speakers

Translator English — Vietnamese

biết

80 millions of speakers

Translator English — Tamil

தெரியும்

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Marathi

माहित

75 millions of speakers

Translator English — Turkish

bilmek

70 millions of speakers

Translator English — Italian

conoscere

65 millions of speakers

Translator English — Polish

wiedzieć

50 millions of speakers

Translator English — Ukrainian

знати

40 millions of speakers

Translator English — Romanian

a ști

30 millions of speakers

Translator English — Greek

ξέρω

15 millions of speakers

Translator English — Afrikaans

weet

14 millions of speakers

Translator English — Swedish

veta

10 millions of speakers

Translator English — Norwegian

vite

5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of know

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOW»

The term «know» is very widely used and occupies the 418 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.

Trends

FREQUENCY

Very widely used

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Principal search tendencies and common uses of know

List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «know».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KNOW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «know» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «know» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about know

10 QUOTES WITH «KNOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word know.

How did I become a star? I don’t know how it happened. When I look at my old pictures, I can’t tell how it happened!

When I get started each day, I read through and correct the previous day’s 2,000 words, then start on the next. As I reach that figure, I try to simply stop and not go on until reaching a natural break. If you just stop while you know what you’re going to write next, it’s easier to get going again the next day.

I’d like to work with Bjork if I could get in the studio with her. We could probably travel to a different planet, you know what I’m saying?

I’m aware that people see me as a sex symbol. But I know I can act.

If someone is making a judgment when they don’t have firsthand experience, it’s intolerant. How can you make a judgment on something you don’t know about?

My studio’s always in my house. I want to wake up and be like, ‘You know I’m gonna make music today in my underwear. You know what, I’m gonna be in my pajamas. You know what, I’m actually just gonna stay inside for the next three days so I can make music.’

I don’t even know if you can blink in a hundredth of a second, and that’s what it comes down to in speed skating.

Adventure travel existed before I started, I just didn’t know it.

My big fight is not in the movie and I don’t understand that decision but I know he’s right about it, whatever it is. Quentin did not hire me because I’m a kung fu expert; he hired me because he liked to listen to me talk.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KNOW»

Discover the use of know in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to know and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

After spending the past two years in and out of Seattle mental institutions, unable to remember the details of her son’s disappearance, Ava returns home and, secretly visiting a hypnotist, discovers that her son may still be alive.

Offers a distillation of police life and lore, drawing on the experiences of Chicago cops to present the often surprising knowledge they acquire and the methods they employ in their line of work

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a modern American classic that will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. From the Paperback edition.

1,001 Things You Didn’t Know You Wanted to Know

Crammed with 1,001 tidbits of information, this trivia book covers such categories as food and drink, health, religion, business, and more.

Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now that the Facts …

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verb (used with object), knew, known, know·ing.

to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.

to have established or fixed in the mind or memory: to know a poem by heart; Do you know the way to the park from here?

to be cognizant or aware of: I know it.

be acquainted with (a thing, place, person, etc.), as by sight, experience, or report: to know the mayor.

to understand from experience or attainment (usually followed by how before an infinitive): to know how to make gingerbread.

to be able to distinguish, as one from another: to know right from wrong.

Archaic. to have sexual intercourse with.

verb (used without object), knew, known, know·ing.

to have knowledge or clear and certain perception, as of fact or truth.

to be cognizant or aware, as of some fact, circumstance, or occurrence; have information, as about something.

noun

the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.

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Idioms about know

in the know, possessing inside, secret, or special information.

know the ropes, Informal. to understand or be familiar with the particulars of a subject or business: He knew the ropes better than anyone else in politics.

Origin of know

First recorded before 900; Middle English knowen, knawen, Old English gecnāwan; cognate with Old High German -cnāhan, Old Norse knā “to know how, be able to”; akin to Latin (g)nōvī, Greek gignṓskein. See gnostic, can¹

OTHER WORDS FROM know

knower, noun

Words nearby know

knotting, knotty, knotweed, knotwork, knout, know, knowable, know-all, know all the answers, know a thing or two, know beans

Other definitions for know (2 of 2)

noun Scot. and North England.

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To know something is to perceive or understand it as fact or truth. When should you use this verb over understand or comprehend? Find out on Thesaurus.com.

Words related to know

appreciate, experience, have, learn, notice, perceive, realize, recognize, see, feel, identify, apperceive, apprehend, cognize, comprehend, differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish, fathom

How to use know in a sentence

That’s when the self-described “epistemologist” — one who studies the construction of knowledge — betrayed himself as a man who does not think to do a rudimentary Google search on something about which he knows nothing.
Click here for all the inspiration and know-how you need to make the most of adventures on the open road.
As much as I say I like to be in the know, I also like to be in the know about what I don’t know.
I have to highlight that because it’s not easy to play in a position that you know nothing about.

With a moderate level of effort and know-how, you can have a canine that is more fun to be around for everyone, including you.
I don’t know why or who’s doing it, but it’s the legacy…and it’s a legacy that is so important to the culture.
They know they will face either a swift backlash or deafening silence.
What they say is, ‘We don’t approve of violence, but you know what?
No one seems to know who that is—or why they would want to do such a thing.
Scalise spoke briefly, adding little of substance, saying that the people back home know him best.
She is quite true, but not wise, and your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing.
He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
It seems very strange that I shall actually know Liszt at last, after hearing of him so many years.
Kind of a reception-room in there—guess I know a reception-room from a hole in the wall.
The policemen looked dull and heavy, as if never again would any one be criminal, and as if they had come to know it.

British Dictionary definitions for know

verb knows, knowing, knew (njuː) or known (nəʊn) (mainly tr)

(also intr; may take a clause as object) to be or feel certain of the truth or accuracy of (a fact, etc)

to be acquainted or familiar withshe’s known him five years

to have a familiarity or grasp of, as through study or experiencehe knows French

(also intr; may take a clause as object) to understand, be aware of, or perceive (facts, etc)he knows the answer now

(foll by how) to be sure or aware of (how to be or do something)

to experience, esp deeplyto know poverty

to be intelligent, informed, or sensible enough (to do something)she knew not to go home yet

(may take a clause as object) to be able to distinguish or discriminate

archaic to have sexual intercourse with

I know what I have an idea

know what’s what to know how one thing or things in general work

you know informal a parenthetical filler phrase used to make a pause in speaking or add slight emphasis to a statement

you never know things are uncertain

noun

in the know informal aware or informed

Derived forms of know

knowable, adjectiveknower, noun

Word Origin for know

Old English gecnāwan; related to Old Norse knā I can, Latin noscere to come to know

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Other Idioms and Phrases with know

In addition to the idioms beginning with know

know all the answers
know a thing or two
know beans
know better
know by heart
know by sight
know enough to come in out of the rain
know from Adam
know if one is coming or going
know it all
know like a book
know one’s own mind
know one’s place
know one’s stuff
know one’s way around
know only too well
know the ropes
know the score
know where one stands
know which side of one’s bread is buttered

also see:

before you know it
(know) by heart
come in out of the rain, know enough to
coming or going, know if one’s
for all (I know)
god knows
(know) inside out
in the know
it takes one to know one
left hand doesn’t know what right hand is doing
not know beans
not know from Adam
not know where to turn
not know which way to jump
thing or two, know
what do you know
what have you (who knows what)
which is which, know
you know

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