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KNOW
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Irregular inflected forms: knew , known
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
Example:
he is always in the know
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("know" is a kind of...):
knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they know ... he / she / it knows
Past simple: knew
Past participle: known
-ing form: knowing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
Example:
We do not recognize your gods
Synonyms:
acknowledge; know; recognise; recognize
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "know" is one way to...):
accept (consider or hold as true)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
Example:
This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Verb group:
know (perceive as familiar)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They know themselves
Sense 3
Meaning:
Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
Example:
I know it's time
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Verb group:
know (be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "know"):
keep track (keep informed of fully aware)
agnise; agnize; realise; realize; recognise; recognize (be fully aware or cognizant of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue know
Antonym:
ignore (be ignorant of or in the dark about)
Derivation:
knowable (capable of being known)
knower (a person who knows or apprehends)
knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
Example:
Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Verb group:
cognise; cognize; know (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "know"):
anticipate; foreknow; foresee; previse (realize beforehand)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Derivation:
knowable (capable of being known)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Know how to do or perform something
Example:
Does your husband know how to cook?
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "know"):
be on the ball; be with it; know the score; know what's going on; know what's what (be well-informed)
control; master (have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of)
get the hang; master (be or become completely proficient or skilled in)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sense 6
Meaning:
Have fixed in the mind
Example:
Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "know"):
have down (have (something) mastered)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
knowable (capable of being known)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
Example:
I lived through two divorces
Synonyms:
experience; know; live
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "know" is one way to...):
experience; go through; see (undergo or live through a difficult experience)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "know"):
taste (experience briefly)
live over; relive (experience again, often in the imagination)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
These men know the river
Derivation:
knowable (capable of being known)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Perceive as familiar
Example:
I know this voice!
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "know" is one way to...):
call back; call up; recall; recollect; remember; retrieve; think (recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection)
Verb group:
know (be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 9
Meaning:
Be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
Example:
The child knows right from wrong
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "know" is one way to...):
differentiate; distinguish; secern; secernate; separate; severalise; severalize; tell; tell apart (mark as different)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
knowable (capable of being known)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Know the nature or character of
Example:
we all knew her as a big show-off
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "know" is one way to...):
agnise; agnize; realise; realize; recognise; recognize (be fully aware or cognizant of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 11
Meaning:
Have sexual intercourse with
Example:
Were you ever intimate with this man?
Synonyms:
bang; be intimate; bed; 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; hump; jazz; know; lie with; love; make love; make out; roll in the hay; screw; sleep together; sleep with
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "know" is one way to...):
copulate; couple; mate; pair (engage in sexual intercourse)
Verb group:
make out; neck (kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "know"):
have; take (have sex with; archaic use)
fornicate (have sex without being married)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Context examples:
A rare, highly aggressive, Epstein-Barr virus-associated leukemia, also known as aggressive NK-cell leukemia/lymphoma; it may represent the leukemic counterpart of nasal type extranodal NK/T-cell lymphomas.
(Aggressive NK-Cell Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus)
No one knows exactly what causes acne.
(Acne, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
"Do you know how cold it actually is?" the doctor demanded.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Dr Guo said while it was well-known the overuse and misuse of antibiotics could create 'superbugs', researchers were unaware that other chemicals could also induce antibiotic resistance until now.
(Toothpaste and Hand Wash Are Causing Antibiotic Resistance, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The only other known parchment copy is housed in the National Archives in Washington.
(Parchment Copy of Declaration of Independence Found in Small British Town, VOA)
As the FUS protein condenses (from droplets to gel) it captures RNA and transfers it to remote parts of the neuron that are involved in making connections (known as synapses) with other neurons.
(Mechanism behind neuron death in motor neurone disease and frontotemporal dementia discovered, University of Cambridge)
Although its mechanism of action is not fully known, acetarsone may bind to protein-containing sulfhydryl groups located in the parasite, thereby forming lethal As-S bonds.
(Acetarsol, NCI Thesaurus)
Issue associated with the using a device after the marked or known shelf life.
(Medical Device Shelf Life Exceeded, Food and Drug Administration)
But I watched the criminal news, knowing that sooner or later I should get him.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
While it has no known role in oncogenesis, MIR659 plays a role in the development of frontotemporal dementia.
(MIR659 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
