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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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Birkett said he still struggled with the confidence to leave the house, at the thought of being stopped and spoken to by friends he had known for years, but of whom he had no memory.

From BBC

The practice, known as “reclassifying,” “reclassing,” “bridge year” or “gap year,” is spreading fast in football, basketball, baseball, lacrosse and other sports where height and strength are key.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s too early to know what this means, the head of merchandising emailed minutes later.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This is still a vibrant primary. Nobody knows who the front-runner is yet.”

From Los Angeles Times

But after this defeat, the fighter who once drove around Leeds in his rickety car trying to sell tickets can leave knowing he gave the sport everything he had.

From BBC