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know
Pronunciation: (nō), [key]
—v., knew, known, know•ing,
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v.t.
1. to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty:
I know the situation fully.
2. to have established or fixed in the mind or memory:
to know a poem by heart; Do you know the way to the park from here?
3. to be cognizant or aware of:
I know it.
4. be acquainted with (a thing, place, person, etc.), as by sight, experience, or report:
to know the mayor.
5. to understand from experience or attainment (usually fol. by
how before an infinitive):
to know how to make gingerbread.
6. to be able to distinguish, as one from another:
to know right from wrong.
7. Archaic.to have sexual intercourse with.
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v.i.
1. to have knowledge or clear and certain perception, as of fact or truth.
2. to be cognizant or aware, as of some fact, circumstance, or occurrence; have information, as about something.
3. know the ropes, Informal.to understand or be familiar with the particulars of a subject or business:
He knew the ropes better than anyone else in politics.
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n.
1. the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.
2. in the know, possessing inside, secret, or special information.
know
Pronunciation: (nō, nou), [key]—
n. Scot. and North Eng.
knoll
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Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
