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know

Definition for know

verb as in understand information

Strongest matches

appreciate, experience, have, learn, notice, perceive, realize, recognize, see

Strong matches

apperceive, apprehend, cognize, comprehend, differentiate, discern, discriminate, distinguish, fathom, grasp, ken, prize, undergo

Weak matches

be acquainted, be cognizant, be conversant in, be informed, be learned, be master of, be read, be schooled, be versed, feel certain, get the idea, have down pat, have information, have knowledge of, keep up on, on top of

verb as in be familiar with

Strongest matches

experience, feel, identify, see

Strong matches

associate, fraternize, savor, sustain, taste, undergo

Weak matches

be acquainted with, be friends with, get acquainted, have dealings with

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Example Sentences

“But likewise I don’t know whether anything I did was in the movie. But that’s the contract, isn’t it?”

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Paul doesn’t know who he was — or should be — and his quest to find out is beset by antagonists.

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Dentistry is just one example of what in the real estate business is known as “medtail,” a portmanteau of “medical” and “retail.”

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Through a planning tool known as “transfer of development rights,” homeowners in high-risk areas could work with city officials to exchange for property in safer neighborhoods.

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“We were expecting more, but I know that there are so many other parents that did not get justice.”

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When To Use

What are other ways to say know?

To know something is to be aware of it as a fact or truth: He knows the basic facts of the subject. I know that he agrees with me. To comprehend is to know something thoroughly and to perceive its relationships to certain other ideas, facts, etc. To understand is to be fully aware not only of the meaning of something but also of its implications: I could comprehend all he said, but did not understand that he was joking.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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