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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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“I’m very excited to get to know him more,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times

Shaddick, 28, and Jenna were known in the area as a fun-loving couple who enjoyed socialising - he worked in a car parts factory while she worked in a call centre, both in Swansea.

From BBC

If you didn't know better you'd swear he was the losing coach, not the renaissance man.

From BBC

"I don't know if I ever believed that I could do something like that," he told BBC Local Radio.

From BBC

Van Rootselaar was the name of her biological father, a man she barely knew after a difficult split between her parents.

From The Wall Street Journal