know

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from , from.


 * from Proto-Germanic: 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Remotely related also 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (see English ).
 * from Indo-European: 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬 and, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, and 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1)  To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
 * 2)  To be or become aware or cognizant.
 * 3)  To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
 * 4)  To be acquainted (with another person).
 * 5)  To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
 * 6) * 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
 * Marsha is my roommate. &mdash; I know Marsha. She is nice.
 * 1)  To have sexual relations with. This meaning normally specified in modern English as e.g. to ’know someone in the biblical sense’ or to ‘know biblically.’
 * 2)  To experience.
 * 3) To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
 * 4)  To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
 * 5) * 1980, Armored and mechanized brigade operations, p.3&minus;29:
 * Flares do not know friend from foe and so illuminate both. Changes in wind direction can result in flare exposure of the attacker while defenders hide in the shadows.
 * 1)  To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
 * 2)  To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
 * 3) * 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
 * Marsha knows.
 * 1)  To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
 * 2)  To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
 * 3)  To maintain  subject to a given philosophical ; to hold a.
 * 1)  To have sexual relations with. This meaning normally specified in modern English as e.g. to ’know someone in the biblical sense’ or to ‘know biblically.’
 * 2)  To experience.
 * 3) To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
 * 4)  To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
 * 5) * 1980, Armored and mechanized brigade operations, p.3&minus;29:
 * Flares do not know friend from foe and so illuminate both. Changes in wind direction can result in flare exposure of the attacker while defenders hide in the shadows.
 * 1)  To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
 * 2)  To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
 * 3) * 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
 * Marsha knows.
 * 1)  To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
 * 2)  To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
 * 3)  To maintain  subject to a given philosophical ; to hold a.
 * 1)  To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
 * 2) * 1980, Armored and mechanized brigade operations, p.3&minus;29:
 * Flares do not know friend from foe and so illuminate both. Changes in wind direction can result in flare exposure of the attacker while defenders hide in the shadows.
 * 1)  To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
 * 2)  To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
 * 3) * 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
 * Marsha knows.
 * 1)  To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
 * 2)  To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
 * 3)  To maintain  subject to a given philosophical ; to hold a.
 * 1)  To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
 * 2)  To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
 * 3) * 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
 * Marsha knows.
 * 1)  To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
 * 2)  To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
 * 3)  To maintain  subject to a given philosophical ; to hold a.
 * 1) * 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
 * Marsha knows.
 * 1)  To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
 * 2)  To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
 * 3)  To maintain  subject to a given philosophical ; to hold a.
 * 1)  To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).
 * 2)  To have indexed and have information about within one's database.
 * 3)  To maintain  subject to a given philosophical ; to hold a.
 * 1)  To maintain  subject to a given philosophical ; to hold a.
 * 1)  To maintain  subject to a given philosophical ; to hold a.

Usage notes

 * This is generally a stative verb that rarely takes the continuous inflection. See Category:English stative verbs
 * “Knowen” is found in some old texts as the past participle.
 * In some old texts, the form “know to [verb]” rather than “know how to [verb]” is found, e.g. Milton wrote: “he knew himself to sing, and build the lofty rhymes”.

Synonyms

 * ,, ; see also Thesaurus:copulate with

Translations

 * American Sign Language: BentB@Sfhead
 * Arabic: ,
 * Hijazi Arabic: عِرِف, دري
 * Armenian:, ,
 * Belizean Creole: noa
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan:
 * Cebuano: kahibalo, kamao
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Cornish: godhvos
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Emilian: savêr
 * Estonian: oskama
 * Faroese:
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Georgian: ცოდნა
 * German:
 * Alemannic German: wüsse
 * Old High German: wizzan
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: γιγνώσκω, οἶδα
 * Guaraní: kuaa
 * Haitian Creole: konnen
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua:
 * Irish: a fhios a bheith agat, is eol do, eolas a bheith ag
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 知っている
 * Kabyle: ẓer
 * Kashubian: wiedzec
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Lao:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian:
 * Malay:
 * Malayalam:
 * Mbyá Guaraní: kuaa
 * Mongolian:
 * Norman: connaître
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: witan
 * Old Saxon: witan
 * Old Turkic: 𐰋𐰃𐰠
 * Persian:
 * Pipil: -mati
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, entender de, saber de
 * Quechua: yachay
 * Rapa Nui: agi
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scots: ken
 * Scottish Gaelic: bi fhios aig
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: wěźeś
 * Upper Sorbian: wědźeć
 * Spanish:
 * Sundanese: uninga
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: malaman, mabatid,
 * Tamil: தெரிந்திரு
 * Tok Pisin: save
 * Turkish:
 * Volapük:
 * Welsh:
 * West Frisian:
 * Yiddish: וויסן
 * Zazaki:, zanıten


 * Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Burmese:
 * Cebuano: sabot
 * Cornish: godhvos
 * Czech:
 * Danish: forstå sig på, kende til
 * Emilian: savêr
 * Faroese: duga, skilja
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Georgian: გაგება, ცოდნა
 * German:, sich auskennen in
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 理解する,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Latin:, , ,
 * Latvian: saprast,
 * Malayalam:
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: cunnan
 * Persian:, بلد بودن
 * Pipil: -mati
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: bi eòlach air
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Spanish:, entender de, saber de
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: umunawa, maunawaan, maintindihan
 * Tok Pisin: save
 * Turkish: ,
 * Volapük:
 * Zazaki: zanayen


 * Bulgarian:
 * Faroese: kenna
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: γιγνώσκω
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:
 * Latin: uti aliquo, notitiam habere,
 * Latvian: iepazīt
 * Lingala: koyébana
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: witan
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: yatmış olmak


 * Armenian: ,
 * Cornish: godhvos
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Emilian: savêr
 * Faroese:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,,
 * Georgian: ცოდნა
 * German:
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Irish: a fhios a bheith agat, is eol do, eolas a bheith ag
 * Italian:
 * Latin:, , , , scisco
 * Latvian:
 * Ngazidja Comorian: djua
 * Norman: saver
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: witan
 * Old French: savoir, saveir
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, aperceber-se
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: bi fhios aig
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovene:
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: wěźeś
 * Upper Sorbian: wědźeć
 * Spanish: estar informado
 * Swedish:, veta om,
 * Tagalog:
 * Tok Pisin: save
 * Turkish:
 * Yiddish: וויסן
 * Zazaki:


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: გამოცდა, გადატანა
 * Hungarian:, , , , ,
 * Latin:, experio, experior
 * Lithuanian: patirti
 * Norman: connaître
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian: (rare in this context),, , , ,
 * Tok Pisin: save
 * Volapük:
 * Zazaki: zanaye


 * Aromanian:
 * Bislama:
 * Guaraní:
 * Indonesian:, ,
 * Interlingua:, ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Manchu:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Rohingya:
 * Romani:
 * Romanian:
 * Telugu:
 * Tupinambá:
 * Volapük:

Noun

 * 1)  Knowledge; the state of knowing.
 * 2) Knowledge; the state of knowing. (Now confined to the fixed phrase .)
 * 1) Knowledge; the state of knowing. (Now confined to the fixed phrase .)

Etymology 3
without the subject.

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1) nuts