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know (verb), knows; knew, known; knowing
1. To have facts firmly in the mind or committed to memory: The students in Mrs. Dawson's class know the names of all of the U.S. presidents.
2. To believe firmly in the truth or having certainty of something: Thomas knows that he did the right thing when he decided to go to the fitness studio to improve his physical condition.
3. To be, or to become, aware of a matter: Adriana finally knows that these vocabulary exercises really help her language skills.
4. To have a thorough understanding of something through experience or study: Sam is known by his neighbors as a quiet and friendly person and the people where he works have a similar viewpoint about his cooperation and achievements.
5. To be acquainted, associated, or familiar with someone or some material: So many people, including Irene, know more and more about words as they continue to learn about the vocabulary that comes from Latin and Greek origins.
6. To be able to perceive the differences, or distinctions, between an entity or people: Marjory knows that it hasn't been easy to be a computer technician, but she is becoming more confident about her skills as she produces programs that are more efficient and successful in their applications.
7. To recognize someone, or an object, by a distinguishing characteristic or an attribute: Jane asked Mark, "How will you know who Lucinda is?"

Mark responded by saying, "Well, she said that she will be wearing a bright-blue sweater."

8. Often identified by another name: Samuel L. Clemens was better known as Mark Twain.
This entry is located in the following unit: learn, learning; know, knowledge (page 1)
(Latin: to close the eyes, to blink, to wink at [a crime], to overlook [errors], connive at; to be privy to [secretly knowing about]; to be tightly closed)
(going from learning to knowing equals knowledge)
(information and viewpoints that are constantly shifting courses in the midst of ever-changing news; knowing which perspectives to put into and what to keep out of a newspaper)
(Latin words and phrases worth knowing)
(possibly knowing less but understanding more; utilizing common sense to an uncommon degree)
Word Entries containing the term: “knowing
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
This entry is located in the following unit: paraprosdokian, paraprosdokia (page 4)