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    Connaître (en. To know)

    /kɔ.nɛtʁ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To have knowledge or experience of.
    I know this city well.
    Je connais bien cette ville.
    To recognize someone or something.
    He met Marie at university.
    Il a connu Marie à l'université.
    To know something through experience.
    She knows the difficulties of this job.
    Elle connaît les difficultés de ce travail.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'cognoscere', which means 'to know, to learn to know'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to meet (someone)
    To meet someone for the first time.
    faire connaissance
    to know something like the back of one’s hand
    To know something very well.
    connaître sur le bout des doigts
    to know well
    To have a good knowledge or familiarity with something or someone.
    bien connaître

    Related Words

    knowledge
    The act of knowing; to be aware.
    connaissance
    known
    A person that you know.
    connu
    to misjudge
    To know poorly or not to recognize.
    méconnaître

    Slang Meanings

    To be in the know
    If you want to succeed, you need to know the right people.
    Si tu veux réussir, il faut connaître les bonnes personnes.
    To mess up
    He faced defeat in that match.
    Il a connu la défaite lors de ce match.