Meaning & Definition of Know in English

1. The fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

• "He is always in the know"

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"

2. Know how to do or perform something

• "She knows how to knit"

• "Does your husband know how to cook?"

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"

• "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"

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"

• "I know him under a different name"

• "This flower is known as a peruvian lily"

5. Have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

• "I know the feeling!"

• "Have you ever known hunger?"

• "I have lived a kind of hell when i was a drug addict"

• "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"

• "I lived through two divorces"

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"

• "We do not recognize your gods"

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?"

8. Have sexual intercourse with

• "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"

• "Adam knew eve"

• "Were you ever intimate with this man?"

9. Know the nature or character of

• "We all knew her as a big show-off"

10. Be able to distinguish, recognize as being different

• "The child knows right from wrong"

11. Perceive as familiar

• "I know this voice!"