HyperDic: know

English > 12 senses of the word *know*:
VERB	cognition	know, cognize, cognise	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information
	cognition	know	know how to do or perform something
	cognition	know	be aware of the truth of something
	cognition	know	be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
	cognition	know, experience, live	have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
	cognition	know, acknowledge, recognize, recognise	accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
	cognition	know	have fixed in the mind
	contact	know, sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk	have sexual intercourse with
	cognition	know	know the nature or character of
	cognition	know	be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
	cognition	know	perceive as familiar / familiar
NOUN	cognition	know	the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

know > pronunciation
Sounds	now'
Rhymes	albino ... Zeno: 63 rhymes with now...

English > *know*: 12 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The fact of being aware of information that is known to few people.
Example	"he is always in the know"
Broader	knowing	A clear and certain mental apprehension
Spanish	al corriente, en la onda

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	Sam and Sue know
Examples	"I know that the President lied to the people" "I want to know who is winning the game!" "I know it's time"
Synonyms	cognize, cognise
Narrower	keep track	Keep informed of fully aware
Narrower	recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise	Be fully aware or cognizant of
Opposite	ignore	Be ignorant of or in the dark about
Similar to	know	Be aware of the truth of something
Spanish	comprender, conocer, entender, saber
Catalan	conèixer, saber
Adjectives	knowable	capable of being known
Nouns	knower	a person who knows or apprehends / apprehends
Nouns	knowing	a clear and certain mental apprehension

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	know how to do or perform something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Examples	"She knows how to knit" "Does your husband know how to cook?"
Narrower	know the score, be with it, be on the ball, know what's going on, know what's what	Be well-informed
	master, control	Have a firm understanding or knowledge of
	master, get the hang	Be or become completely proficient or skilled in
Spanish	conocer, saber
Catalan	conèixer, saber

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	Be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"I know that I left the key on the table"
Narrower	anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee	realize beforehand
Similar to	know, cognize, cognise	Be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information
Spanish	estar seguro de, saber
Catalan	saber
Adjectives	knowable	capable of being known

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 4, cognition
Meaning	Be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Model	They know themselves
Examples	"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"
Entailed by	recognize, recognise	perceive to be the same
Similar to	know	perceive as familiar / familiar
Spanish	conocer, saber
Catalan	conèixer, saber

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 5, cognition
Meaning	Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Model	These men know the river
Examples	"I know the feeling!" "have you ever known hunger?"
Synonyms	experience, live
Narrower	relive, live over	Experience again, often in the imagination
Narrower	taste	Experience briefly
Broader	experience, see, go through	go or live through
Spanish	experimentar, saber, sentir
Catalan	experimentar, saber, sentir
Adjectives	knowable	capable of being known

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 6, cognition
Meaning	Accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"
Synonyms	acknowledge, recognize, recognise
Broader	accept	Consider or hold as true
Spanish	admitir, reconocer, saber
Catalan	reconèixer, saber

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 7, cognition
Meaning	Have fixed in the mind.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"I know Latin" "This student knows her irregular verbs" "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"
Narrower	have down	Have (something) mastered
Spanish	saber
Catalan	saber
Adjectives	knowable	capable of being known

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 8, contact
Meaning	Have sexual intercourse with.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
Entailed by	consummate	fulfill sexually
Entailed by	seduce, score, make	induce to have sex
Narrower	fornicate	have sex without being married
Narrower	take, have	have sex with
Broader	copulate, mate, pair, couple	Engage in sexual intercourse
Similar to	neck, make out	kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion
Spanish	acostarse, cachar, cepillarse, chingar, coger, conocer, copular, culear, encantar, follarse, follar, garchar, hacer el amor, jalar, joder, pichar, saber, tirarse, tirar, vergar
Catalan	cardar, encantar, fer l'amor, fer un clau, follar, fotre un clau, fotre, saber, tirar-se

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 9, cognition
Meaning	know the nature or character of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Broader	recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise	Be fully aware or cognizant of
Spanish	saber
Catalan	saber

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 10, cognition
Meaning	Be able to distinguish, recognize as being different.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"The child knows right from wrong"
Broader	distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart	mark as different
Adjectives	knowable	capable of being known

English > *know*: 12 senses > verb 11, cognition
Meaning	perceive as familiar / familiar.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"I know this voice!"
Broader	remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think	recall knowledge from memory
Similar to	know	Be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
Spanish	conocer, saber
Catalan	conèixer, saber

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