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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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We also know, thanks to Yingst, that Trump never had a specific reason for launching the war.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

The BBC understands the arrested man has learning disabilities, was on a trip with carers, and did not know the child.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Going in, I didn’t know what to expect, but I wasn’t automatically envisioning a late-career “job apocalypse.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

“We know the administration has a stated goal of lowering long term rates,” said Jay Barry, head of global rates strategy at JPMorgan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

We know she walked through a dangerous jungle with a secret map strapped to her back, even as she suffered the debilitating effects of Hansen’s disease.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"It's going to be something very important for me, and very emotional too. It may be my last one; who knows?," she said.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

“Nobody knows if they even are doing anything at Pickaxe, it’s just something that comes up.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Those benefits no longer had any value to him and nobody knows when they’ll die.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Barry knows he and Tuchel - a proven winner at elite level - will be judged on whether or not England return with the World Cup.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Not just because it’s dark and wet and full of spiders and who knows what else, and not just because it’s always scary weather that necessitates entering its depths.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Anderson, the man behind such cinematic triumphs as the “Resident Evil” film franchise and “Alien vs. Predator,” both directors knew exactly how to push Neill to his most frightening limits.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Herbert, a self-confessed "golf nerd", knew how close he was to history and despondently stooped down with his hands on his knees after missing the putt.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The people at Armstrong knew the answer, and they were great.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

"Some songs just have it. If we knew what it was, we'd all be singing them!" she said.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

After working alongside him in the office, I knew it wasn’t something he could afford.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Instead, with six minutes remaining, Helmut Rahn scored a shock winner in a victory that would become known as The Miracle of Bern.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

“I wish I could have known him,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Former national security experts I’ve known for years from both political parties believe it.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

Cyclospora has also been known to hang around in raspberries and cilantro.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

He hadn’t known how much it had hurt -actually hurt -to be out of the Forest.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The 42-year-old says he was seeking that “smug feeling” of knowing source material when he sat down to watch the film on the biggest, loudest screen he could find.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

George Atef, a 38-year-old Egyptian civil servant in Kuwait, said: "What exhausts me most is not knowing when this situation will end -- the waiting itself has become draining."

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

They cut off online access and her statements were electronic, so I have no way of knowing what those transactions were.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

She said they left in a "panic" not knowing when or if they would ever be able to return, with the family finally told it was safe to do so on Tuesday.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

I steal a quick glance at him, knowing what he’s going to say.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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