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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.

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And though he’s reticent to talk about his age or beliefs, at 64, Cruise seems to know how he wants to be remembered: not a Hollywood star, but a movie star.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

In addition, some feminists argue that women cannot voluntarily enter into surrogacy agreements because they cannot know in advance the bond they may develop with the fetus during pregnancy.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

"He was my mentor throughout my life, personally and in business, and I know many people at Amcanu will feel that they have lost a mentor too," he said.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

So while he might know that his brother’s expectation that you pay for meals out is unreasonable, the cost may be worth it to him, if only to avoid disrupting the system.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

They call it "sepsis," and they know from bitter experience how quickly a "septic" wound can go from slight redness to gross swelling to a fatal condition called gangrene.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

"This is a community that knows tragedy and has had to contend with tragedy in recent years," he said.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

“Is it even a safe time to put so much stock in such a long-term asset that, yes, may appreciate — but who knows if we’ll reach that time where it may appreciate?” she said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

But Claire knows the people of Gullen better than he does.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

Nobody actually knows, but that isn’t stopping people from making some outlandish bets.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Medical science in 1848 knows very little about bacteria, even though they were first seen through microscopes nearly two hundred years before.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Roebuck also said that Jeramy knew that his uncle carried a lot of cash from the sale of used vehicles he advertised near the highway in front of his house.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

"His art became part of American culture, but the man behind that art -- the father we knew and loved -- is the person we will miss most."

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

Supt Tom Pearse of Suffolk Police said: "Our thoughts are with Noah's family and all those who knew him"

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

How could the dominant team he knew lose a do-or-die game by 34 points?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

“I knew taking you to the Jump house could backfire,” she says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Soon Battle Creek was known as Cereal City, with more than 100 small producers of various kinds.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

The manuscript, known as Codex Azcatitlán, has been held in France's Bibliothèque Nationale since 1898, but had already spent decades outside of Mexico before that.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Astronomers have confirmed the youngest known planet yet, a world less than 1 million years old that is still surrounded by the gas and dust from which it formed.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

They offered insights into the helicopter itself, its movements that afternoon and what is known about how its mechanics work.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

He’d never known that kind of pain before.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

I’ve had to train myself to not look at the report before talking to my doctor for my own mental health, because the anxiety of knowing what is in the reports is sometimes overwhelming.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

I remember not knowing the whereabouts of my father, who worked in Manhattan, and thinking he might be dead.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

They pay about $90 out of pocket for annual checkups for both dogs and have peace of mind knowing they have a dedicated emergency fund should they need it.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Atsukuni Tabata, 56, who works at an advertising company, said it was "scary" not knowing what AI would do as it "accumulates more and more data".

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

But then I realize there are dozens of things that would make his dad even prouder than knowing Jonah’s name is on that plaque.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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