knowing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a clear and certain mental apprehension
   
2. verb be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
   know; cognize; cognise.
   
   • I know that the President lied to the people
   • I want to know who is winning the game!
   • I know it's time
3. verb know how to do or perform something
   know.
   
   • She knows how to knit
   • Does your husband know how to cook?
4. verb be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
   know.
   
   • I know that I left the key on the table
   • Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun
5. verb be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
   know.
   
   • 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
6. verb have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
   live; know; experience.
   
   • 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
7. verb accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
   recognize; know; recognise; acknowledge.
   
   • The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne
   • We do not recognize your gods
8. verb have fixed in the mind
   know.
   
   • I know Latin
   • This student knows her irregular verbs
   • Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?
9. verb have sexual intercourse with
   love; fuck; sleep with; have it away; screw; have intercourse; get it on; lie with; hump; make love; make out; get laid; have a go at it; bonk; eff; have sex; jazz; be intimate; know; have it off; bang; bed; do it; roll in the hay; sleep together.
   
   • This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm
   • Adam knew Eve
   • Were you ever intimate with this man?
10. verb know the nature or character of
    know.
    
    • we all knew her as a big show-off
11. verb be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
    know.
    
    • The child knows right from wrong
12. verb perceive as familiar
    know.
    
    • I know this voice!
13. adjective satellite evidencing the possession of inside information
    wise to; wise.
    
14. adjective satellite characterized by conscious design or purpose
    intentional.
    
    • intentional damage
    • a knowing attempt to defraud
    • a willful waste of time
15. adjective satellite alert and fully informed
    knowledgeable.
    
    • a knowing collector of rare books
    • surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on
16. adjective satellite highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
    knowledgeable; lettered; well-read; learned; well-educated.
    
    • knowing instructors
    • a knowledgeable critic
    • a knowledgeable audience

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