Know definition
Know is a verb meaning "be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about." It has 11 meanings, as a verb and a noun, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- verb, noun
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 4
- How common
- Everyday word
Know as a verb
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"
Same sense: cognize, cognise
know how to do or perform something
"She knows how to knit"
be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
"She doesn't know this composer"
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
"I know the feeling!"
Same sense: live, experience
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept their power and authority
Same sense: recognize, acknowledge, recognise
have fixed in the mind
"I know Latin"
have sexual intercourse with
Same sense: do it, get it on, make out, have it off, love, make love, have it away, fuck
know the nature or character of
be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
"The child knows right from wrong"
perceive as familiar
"I know this voice!"
Know as a noun
the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
"he is always in the know"
Synonyms and antonyms
- cognize
- cognise
- live definition
- experience definition
- recognize
- acknowledge
- recognise
- do it
- get it on
- make out
- have it off
- love definition
- make love
- have it away
- fuck
How to say know
Know has 1 syllable and rhymes with so. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with know
KNOW in word games
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Anagrams
- 1
Is KNOW a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check KNOW in the word checker, or unscramble KNOW to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.
Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.