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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 don’t know anyone who has anything bad to say about her,” Paul Guyett, an engineer at Orbital Operations and a former Starship engineer at SpaceX, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“I know we want every student admitted to UC to make the most of their college education. Our responsibility is to ensure that our policies and practices make that possible,” Palazoglu said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Isles Bun & Coffee — The line outside Isles Bun & Coffee should tell you everything you need to know.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

I think it is quite likely there are more cases—there’s a difference between a confirmed case that we know via laboratory testing versus seeing something on an animal.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“I know, Pa. But I’m counting on you to look after Anna.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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