know
noun
1. the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
- he is always in the know
verb
1. 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
Similar word(s): cognise, cognize
Definition categories: cognition
2. know how to do or perform something
- She knows how to knit
- Does your husband know how to cook?
Definition categories: cognition
3. 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
Definition categories: cognition
4. 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
Definition categories: cognition
5. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- I know the feeling!
- have you ever known hunger?
Similar word(s): experience, live
Definition categories: cognition, experience, see
6. 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
Similar word(s): acknowledge, recognise, recognize
Definition categories: cognition, accept
7. have fixed in the mind
- I know Latin
- This student knows her irregular verbs
- Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?
Definition categories: cognition
8. have sexual intercourse with
Similar word(s): bang, bed, bonk, hump, jazz, love, screw
Definition categories: contact, copulate, couple, mate, pair
9. know the nature or character of
Definition categories: cognition, agnise, agnize, realise, realize, recognise, recognize
10. be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
- The child knows right from wrong
Definition categories: cognition, differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell
11. perceive as familiar
- I know this voice!
Definition categories: cognition, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think
Sentences with know as a verb:
- I know that I’m right and you’re wrong. He knew something terrible was going to happen.
- 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.
- I know your mother, but I’ve never met your father.
- to know a person's face or figure; to know right from wrong; I wouldn't know one from the other.
- Let me do it. I know how it works. She knows how to swim.
- She knows chemistry better than anybody else. Know your enemy and know yourself.
- It is vital that he not know. She knew of our plan. He knows about 19th century politics.
- Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I knew.