know
know Lexical Profile
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• verb
To be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.
"Do you know what time the library closes on Saturdays?"
To be familiar or acquainted with a person, place, or thing.
"I have known my best friend since we were in elementary school."
To have developed a practical skill, proficiency, or mastery in a subject or language.
"She knows three foreign languages and several programming frameworks."
To be able to distinguish or discern one thing from another.
"Every experienced hiker should know edible berries from poisonous ones."
• noun
The state of possessing inside information or awareness (used almost exclusively in the phrase 'in the know').
"People in the know expect the company to announce a major merger next week."
Word Nuance & Usage
Easily confused with its homophone 'no' (a negative determiner or response). As a stative verb, 'know' is rarely used in the progressive aspect ('*I am knowing the answer' is non-standard in most contexts).
• Rhymes for know
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'cnāwan' (to perceive or recognize), tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*gno-' (to know), which is also the source of Greek 'gignōskein' and Latin 'gnōscere'.
Usage Trend
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