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    [Verb]  | "know" | \ ˈnō \


    1: to perceive directly : have direct cognition of

    2: to have understanding of

    3: to recognize the nature of : discern


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English cnāwan; akin to Old High German bichnāan to recognize, Latin gnoscere, noscere to come to know, Greek gignōskein;

    [Noun]  | "know" 


    1: knowledge


    Origin: 1592 ;

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    [Noun]  | "know-all" | \ ˈnō-ˌȯl \


    1: know-it-all


    Origin: circa 1864 ;

    [Noun]  | "know-how" | \ ˈnō-ˌhau̇ \


    1: knowledge of how to do something smoothly and efficiently : expertise


    Origin: 1838 ;

    [Noun]  | "know-it-all" | \ ˈnō-ət-ˌȯl \


    1: one who claims to know everything; also : one who disdains advice


    Origin: 1873 ;

    [Noun]  | "know-noth*ing" | \ ˈnō-ˌnə-thiŋ \


    1: ignoramus

    2: agnostic

    3: a member of a 19th century secret American political organization hostile to the political influence of recent immigrants and Roman Catholics


    Origin: 1812 ;

    [Noun]  | "know-noth*ing*ism" | \ ˈnō-ˌnə-thiŋ-ˌi-zəm \


    1: the principles and policies of the Know-Nothings

    2: the condition of knowing nothing or desiring to know nothing or the conviction that nothing can be known with certainty especially in religion or morality

    3: a mid-20th century political attitude characterized by anti-intellectualism, exaggerated patriotism, and fear of foreign subversive influences


    Origin: 1854 ;

    [Idiom]  | "know best" 


    1: to know or understand better than someone else what should be done

    [Idiom]  | "know better" 


    1: to be smart or sensible enough not to do something

    2: to know or understand the truth about something

    3: to know or understand more than other people

    [Noun]  | "know" 


    [Noun]  | "know-nothingism" 


    1: as in agnosticism;




    [Noun]  | "know-alls" 


    1: as in know-it-alls;


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    [Noun]  | "know-all" 


    1: as in know-it-all;


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    [Noun]  | "know-nothingisms" 


    1: as in agnosticism;




    [Noun]  | "know-how" 


    1: knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something;


      * e.g., " ... you'll gain some practical know-how in this auto mechanics class "





    [Noun]  | "know-nothing" 


    1: a stupid person;


      * e.g., " ... often disparaged her coworkers as a bunch of know-nothings "





    [Noun]  | "know-it-all" 


    1: a person who talks and behaves like someone who knows everything;


      * e.g., " ... My neighbor is a real know-it-all, always telling me what to do. "



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    [Verb]  | "know" 


    1: to have a practical understanding of;


      * e.g., " ... a career diplomat who knows several languages "



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    2: to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it;


      * e.g., " ... knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public "



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    3: to have a clear idea of;


      * e.g., " ... I think I know what you're trying to say "



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