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know

[noh] / noʊ /




Usage

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.

Example Sentences

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We know there was an interaction with 21-year-old Saracens forward Totoa Auvaa.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Still, you need to know if anything is on the report that shouldn’t be.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

And I didn’t know what it was before I met him and before you could see the show in action.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"We know we will never be able to come to terms with her death, and life without her is painful and hard to bear," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Doctors in 1848 don't use the word infection, but they know its symptoms well.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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