التي في فئةENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY
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English - Etymology
From Middle English _knowen_, from Old English _cnāwan_ (“to know, perceive, recognise”), from Proto-Germanic _*knēaną_ (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European _*ǵneh₃-_ (“to know”). Cognate with Scots _knaw_ (“to know, recognise”), Icelandic _kná_ (“to know, know how to, be able”).
From Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwan (“to know, perceive, recognise”), from
Proto-Germanic *knēaną (“to know”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate
with Scots knaw (“to know, recognise”), Icelandic kná (“to know, know how to, be able”).
التي في فئةENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Pronunciation
* (UK) IPA(key): /nəʊ/
* (US) IPA(key): /noʊ/
* Rhymes: -əʊ
* Homophones: no, noh
التي في فئةENGLISH - VERB
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English - Verb
KNOW (_third-person singular simple present_ KNOWS, _present participle_ KNOWING, _simple past_ KNEW, _past participle_ KNOWN)
* (transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
_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._
* (transitive) To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
_I KNOW your mother, but I’ve never met your father._
* (transitive) To experience.
_Their relationship KNEW ups and downs._
* 1991, Irvin Haas, _Historic Homes of the American Presidents_, p.155:
The Truman family KNEW good times and bad, […].
* (transitive) 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._
* _Bible_, _Matthew 7.16_:
Ye shall KNOW them by their fruits.
* 1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood, _The Bat_, chapterI:
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 Wollstonecraft Shelley, _Frankenstein_:
Ernest also is so much improved, that you would hardly KNOW him: […].
* (followed by HOW and a verb) To understand from experience or study.
_Let me do it. I KNOW how it works. She knows HOW to swim._
* (transitive) To understand (a subject).
_She KNOWS chemistry better than anybody else. KNOW your enemy and KNOW yourself._
* (transitive, archaic, biblical) To have sexual relations with.
* 1611, _Bible_ (Authorized, or King James, Version)[1], Genesis 4.1:
And Adam KNEW Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
* (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. B. M. Ferguson, _Zollenstein_, chapterIV:
“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.”
* (intransitive) To be or become aware or cognizant.
_Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ― Yes, I KNEW._
* (intransitive, obsolete) To be acquainted (with another person).
* 1607, William Shakespeare, _Antony and Cleopatra_, act 2, scene 6:
You and I have KNOWN, sir.
QUOTATIONS
* 1599, William Shakespeare, _Julius Caesar_, scene 1:
O, that a man might KNOW / The end of this day's business ere it come! / But it sufficeth that the day will end, / And then the end is KNOWN.
* 1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, _The Light of Stars_, _Voices of the Night_:
O fear not in a world like this, / And thou shalt KNOW erelong, / KNOW ho
know (third-person singular simple present knows, present participle
knowing, simple past knew,
past participle known)
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(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
-
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.
-
(transitive) To be
acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
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I know your mother, but I’ve never met your father.
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(transitive) To experience.
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Their relationship knew ups and downs.
-
(transitive) 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.
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Bible, Matthew 7.16:
-
Ye shall know them by their fruits.
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1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood, The Bat, chapterI:
-
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:
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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.
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(transitive) To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
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(followed by how and a
verb) To understand from experience or study.
-
Let me do it. I know how it works. She knows how to swim.
-
(transitive) To understand (a subject).
-
She knows chemistry better than anybody else. Know your enemy and know yourself.
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(transitive, archaic, biblical) To have sexual relations with.
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(intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
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It is vital that he not know. She knew of our plan. He knows about 19th century politics.
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(intransitive) To be
or become aware or cognizant.
-
Did you know Michelle and Jack were getting divorced? ―
Yes, I knew.
-
(intransitive, obsolete) To be acquainted (with another person).
-
1599, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, scene 1:
-
O, that a man might know / The end of this day's business ere it come! / But it sufficeth that the day will end, / And then the end is known.
-
1839, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Light of Stars, Voices of the Night:
-
O fear not in a world like this, / And thou shalt know erelong, / Know ho
التي في فئةENGLISH - NOUN
معلومات عن الموضوع
English - Noun
KNOW (_plural_ KNOWS)
* Knowledge; the state of knowing.
* 1623, William Shakespeare, _Hamlet_ (1623 first folio edition), act 5, scene 2:
That on the view and know of these Contents, […] He should the bearers put to […] death,
DERIVED TERMS
* in the know
know (plural knows)
- Knowledge; the state of knowing.
التي في فئةENGLISH - REFERENCES
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English - References
* know in _The Century Dictionary_, The Century Co., New York, 1911
* know in _Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary_, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
التي في فئةENGLISH - ANAGRAMS
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English - Anagrams
* wonk
التي في فئةCORNISH - ETYMOLOGY
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التي في فئةCORNISH - PRONUNCIATION
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Cornish - Pronunciation
* IPA(key): [knoʊ]
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