noun
a clear and certain mental apprehension
adjective
evidencing the possession of inside information
Synonyms
wise(p)
wise to(p)
adjective
characterized by conscious design or purpose
Synonyms
Examples
- intentional damage
- a knowing act of fraud
- a deliberate attempt to provoke a response
adjective
alert and fully informed
Synonyms
Examples
- a knowing collector of rare books
- surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on
adjective
highly educated
Synonyms
Examples
- having extensive information or understanding
- knowing instructors
- a knowledgeable critic
- a knowledgeable audience
verb
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information
Synonyms
Examples
- possess knowledge or information about
- I know that the President lied to the people
- I want to know who is winning the game!
- I know it's time
verb
know how to do or perform something
Synonyms
Examples
- She knows how to knit
- Does your husband know how to cook?
verb
be aware of the truth of something
Synonyms
Examples
- have a belief or faith in something
- regard as true beyond any doubt
- I know that I left the key on the table
- Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun
verb
be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
Synonyms
Examples
- She doesn't know this composer
- Do you know my sister?
- We know this movie
- I know him under a different name
- This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily
verb
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
Synonyms
Examples
- I know the feeling!
- have you ever known hunger?
- I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict
- The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare
- I lived through two divorces
verb
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
Synonyms
Examples
- The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne
- We do not recognize your gods
verb
have fixed in the mind
Synonyms
Examples
- I know Latin
- This student knows her irregular verbs
- Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?
verb
have sexual intercourse with
Synonyms
sleep together
roll in the hay
love
make out
make love
sleep with
get laid
have sex
know
do it
be intimate
have intercourse
have it away
have it off
screw
fuck
jazz
eff
hump
lie with
bed
have a go at it
bang
get it on
bonk
Examples
- This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
- Adam knew Eve
- Were you ever intimate with this man?
verb
know the nature or character of
Synonyms
Examples
- we all knew her as a big show-off
verb
be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
Synonyms
Examples
- The child knows right from wrong
verb
perceive as familiar
Synonyms
Examples
- I know this voice!